Enos

Enos was a chimpanzee launched into space by NASA, following his predecessor Ham. He was the only chimpanzee to orbit the Earth, and the third hominid to do so after cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov. Enos's flight occurred on November 29, 1961.

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1957 — 1962  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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  Mercury-Atlas 5 ⓘ
  test flight of the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft

1957-01-01T00:00:00Z

1962-11-04T00:00:00Z

1957 — 1962 Enos

1961-11-29T00:00:00Z

1961-11-29T00:00:00Z

1961 Mercury-Atlas 5

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Mercury-Atlas 5 Enos with handler (cropped)

Mercury-Atlas 5 Enos with handler

Mercury-Atlas 5 Enos with handler (cropped)

Mercury-Atlas 5 Enos with handler

Chimpanzee Enos before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5

Chimpanzee Enos

Chimpanzee Enos before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5 (cropped)

Chimpanzee Enos before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5

Chimpanzee Enos

Chimpanzee Enos before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5 (cropped)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1961	Mercury-Atlas 5	orbital spaceflight, flight testing	Wikidata
commons	image		Mercury-Atlas 5 Enos with handler (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Mercury-Atlas 5 Enos with handler		Commons
commons	image		Mercury-Atlas 5 Enos with handler (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Mercury-Atlas 5 Enos with handler		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee Enos before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee Enos		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee Enos before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee Enos before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee Enos		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee Enos before the flight of Mercury-Atlas 5 (cropped)		Commons