![]() ![]() On November 4, 1962, Enos died of dysentery caused by shigellosis, which was resistant to antibiotics of the time. and Gus Grissom's successful suborbital space flights. Colonel John Glenn the first American to orbit the Earth, after astronauts Alan Shepard, Jr. Enos' flight was a full dress rehearsal for the next Mercury launch on February 20, 1962, which would make Lt. According to observers, Enos jumped for joy and ran around the deck of the recovery ship enthusiastically shaking the hands of his rescuers. He completed his first orbit in 1 hour, 28.5 minutes.Įnos was originally scheduled to complete three orbits, but was brought back after the second orbit because the spacecraft was not maintaining proper attitude. Enos flew into space on board Mercury Atlas 5 on November 29, 1961. Two months before allowing a chimp to be launched into orbit, NASA had launched Mercury Atlas 4 on September 13, 1961, to conduct the same mission with a "crewman simulator" in the spacecraft. His training included psychomotor training and aircraft flights.Įnos was selected to make the first orbital animal flight only three days before the launch. His training was more intense than that of Ham, the Americans' first chimp in space, because Enos would be exposed to weightlessness and a higher g for longer periods of time. He completed more than 1,250 hours of training for his mission at the University of Kentucky and Holloman Air Force Base. Wikipedia notes: Enos (died November 4, 1962) was a chimpanzee that was launched into space.Įnos was purchased from the Miami Rare Bird Farm in April 3, 1960. A few small binding holes along the spine, minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition. This report is on the front page of the sport's section (page 25) and is a somewhat small, discrete report which can be seen in the photos/ ![]() Very nice headline for display as most newspaper had smaller and more discrete headlines regarding this historic event.Īlso within this issue is the first report of Syracuse running back Ernie Davis winning the Heisman Trophy. This 40+ page newspaper has a great, bold front page headline: "CHIMP IN ORBIT" with subhead: "Enos Is Doing Tasks Perfectly" and a nice photo of the famous chimpanzee getting ready for takeoff. THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, November 29, 1961
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