Word: chimponauts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...cautious care. Dressed by a team of tender technicians, the little chimpanzee was togged out in spotless diaper and nylon mesh space suit, then zippered into a fitted contour couch that looked like a cradle trimmed with electronics. After two hours of fussing, Enos. the 5½-year-old chimponaut, was ready to ride the first passenger-carrying orbital flight of U.S. Project Mercury. His cradle was fitted into a Mercury capsule on the nose of an Atlas rocket...
Cuddled Recruits. Candidates for chimponaut training are first screened for alertness and proper age (under three years). They are given numbers and dog tags like other Air Force recruits and are isolated for 45 days for detailed health checkups. Because juvenile chimps need loving care, they get plenty of cuddling and attention from human attendants...
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