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The Little Joe 2 was a test of the Mercury space capsule carrying the Rhesus monkey Sam (Macaca mulatta) close to the edge of space. He was sent to test the space equipment and the adverse effects of space on humans.The flight was launched December 4 1959 at 11:15 a.m. ET from Wallops Island Virginia United States. Little Joe 2 flew 55 miles (88 km) into space. It was recovered with the monkey intact in the Atlantic Ocean by USS Borie. Sam was one of a series of monkeys in space.

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