Marshall Space Flight Center a future goal of manned flight, monkeys Able and Baker were the first living creatures recovered from outer space on May 28, 1959. They had been carried in the nose cone on a Jupiter missile to an altitude of and a distance of , successfully withstanding 38 times the normal pull of gravity. Their survival during speeds over 10,000 miles per hour was America's first biological step toward putting a man into space. On October 21, 1959, President Eisenhower approved the transfer of all Army space-related activities to NASA. This was accomplished effective July 1, 1960, when 4,670 civilian employees,
Miss Earth Thailand Miss Earth Thailand This is a list of women who have represented Thailand at the Miss Earth pageant. The current titleholder is Nirada Chetsadapriyakun who won 2nd Runner-up in "Miss All Nations Thailand 2017". She will represent Thailand at Miss Earth 2018. The first ever Thai representative in Miss Earth was Victoria Wachholz who participated in Miss Earth 2001. In 2002, Bangkok Broadcasting & T.V. Co., Ltd. (Channel 7) was awarded the rights and conducted the Miss Thailand Universe pageant and sent the winner to Miss Universe 2002 while the 1st Runner-up to Miss Earth pageant. In 2004, Radchadawan Khampeng