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Second American Space Monkey Survives Electrode Removal
Baker the one pound squirrel monkey with no anesthesia endured a Tuesday operation to remove two of four implanted electrodes used during the Jupiter rocket flight. Able died after an earlier anesthetized procedure. Navy scientists at Pensacola reported Baker recovered quickly and showed no pain, while Able’s death prompted autopsy and ongoing tissue tests to assess spaceflight effects on living beings and future astronaut safety.
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Geoffrey Gould Washington
Baker
Able
Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Cape Canaveral
Fia
Ft. Knox
Army Medical Research Laboratory
David P. Cooney