USS Kiowa (AT-72) and squirrel monkey Miss Baker, which were the first living creatures the United States launched into space and returned alive to earth. From 1959 until early 1965, "Kiowa" continued towing operations out of Norfolk, and also performed extensive services at Guantanamo Bay. During the latter part of June and all of July 1965, "Kiowa" operated as a unit of a task force patrolling the West Indies during the second Dominican Republic Crisis, her primary task being to maintain the off-shore pump for petroleum products to besieged Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. En route to the United States East Coast
Miss Earth Zambia Miss Earth Zambia The Miss Earth Zambia is a beauty pageant to select a delegate for Miss Earth pageant. The pageant is not related to Miss Universe Zambia or Miss World Zambia pageants. The Miss Earth Zambia program is a leadership and empowerment platform that seeks to engage, inspire and educate young women, children and community members to become change agents in the space of community enlistment, sustainable development and eco-preneurship. The program helps to create an awareness of sustainable development, the environment, wildlife and the conservation of the natural legacy in Zambia, and ultimately the preservation of Earth. The