Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.
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Thursday 20th of September 1951 (x) — Monkey astronaut Yorick along with 11 mouse crewmates becoms the first animal to survive a flight in an Aerobee rocket Yorick died 2 hours after landing. Two of the mice also died after recovery. All of the deaths were thought to be related to stress from overheating in the sealed capsule in the New Mexico sun while awaiting the recovery team.
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