Space Monkeys!
Remembering the Nonhuman Astronauts in US Space Exploration

By (author) John Alexander Lynch

ISBN13: 9780817362522

Imprint: The University of Alabama Press

Publisher: The University of Alabama Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 15/03/2026

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Description
In the Space Race, the United States and Soviet Union faced biological and technical challenges in ensuring human safety in spaceflight. To address these, scientists on both sides used animals as test subjects. Space Monkeys!: Remembering the Non-Human Astronauts in US Space Exploration explores the public memory of four US space monkeys- Able, Baker, Ham, and Enos.
  • Semantics, discourse analysis, etc
  • Space science
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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