Friday, December 13, 2019

Gordo, squirrel monkey, launched 1958


Gordo, a squirrel monkey was launched by the US Army December 13, 1958.  His rocket reached an altitude of 500 km, but a "mechanical error" prevented the parachutes from opening upon re-entry.  The rocket crashed into the south Atlantic Ocean and Gordo's body was never found.


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