Able and Baker: The First Primates to Survive Spaceflight in Photos

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The mismatched monkey duo made space history.

Journalists meet Baker, on the left, and Able, on the right, during a news conference held on June 1, 1959, after the two monkeys survived spaceflight.
Journalists meet Baker, on the left, and Able, on the right, during a news conference held on June 1, 1959, after the two monkeys survived spaceflight. (Image credit: Keystone/Getty)
Meghan Bartels
Meghan Bartels
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Meghan Bartels is a freelance science journalist based in New York City who worked on staff for Space.com from 2018 to 2023. Her writing has also appeared in outlets including Scientific American, Science News, Wired, Newsweek and Audubon.