Biosatellite carrying Bonnie the pig-tailed monkey

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...hips/?pid=2559

It says: "NASA's Biosatellite program sent three capsules into orbit
with various plants and organisms to study the effects of space on
living things. This model from around 1968 is of the third launch,
which put a pig-tailed monkey named Bonnie into orbit. The model
monkey in the image above looks a lot happier than Bonnie probably was
-- the month-long mission was shortened to nine days when Bonnie's
health started to suffer."

Did this really happen? Sounds like something that would have been
discussed in the 50s, but not as late as 1968.

wrote:

Did this really happen? Sounds like something that would have
been discussed in the 50s, but not as late as 1968.

Yes, it really happened. It was the month before Apollo 11. NASA
caught a lot of flack over it as I recall.

Google Biosatellite 3.

Jim Davis