1979.26.0026 (Print, photographic)

1979.26.0026 (Print, photographic) image

Project Mercury Test Chimpanzee named "Enos"; back of photograph labeled, " News Release, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Public Information Office, Patrick AFB, Florida, Telephones UL 7- 4318 and UL 7-2861, NASA, for Release - immediate, 61-MA-5-4, November 29, 1961 Cape Canaveral, Florida.......Enos, a 5 1/2 year old chimpanzee, is fitted into his pressure couch prior to a three-orbital flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Weighing 37 1/2 pounds and measuring 38 inches in height, the male chimpanzee was selected from among a group of five animals which had been trained for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury flights", NASA insignia in upper left corner. Color: BK,WH