Monkeys and apes in space survived, but their flight was only to 26 kilometers. On December 13, 1958, Gordo, also called Old Reliable, a squirrel monkey, survived being launched aboard Jupiter AM-13 by the US Army. He was killed due to mechanical failure of the parachute recovery system in the rocket nose cone. On May 28, 1959, aboard the JUPITER AM-18, Able, a rhesus macaque, and Miss Baker, a squirrel monkey flew a successful mission. Able was born at the Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence, Kansas. They travelled in excess of 16,000 km/h, and withstood 38 "g" (373 m/s). Able died June 1, 1959, while
Miss Austria Miss Austria Miss Austria is a national beauty pageant in Austria. From 1959, the promoter is "Miss Austria Corporation". Winner represents Austria in Miss World on occasions the winner is also send to Miss Universe pageant. In the pageant of Miss Austria, the first and second placed candidates of each federal state take part. So in the final there are 18 delegates from the 9 "Bundesländer". In 2016 Silvia Schachermayer handled Miss Earth pageant into the family of Miss Austria Corporation. In 2018, the organization gave up the license for Miss Universe and Miss Earth. Traditionally the winner or sometimes