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 Earth women wear ankle-length dresses. Nevertheless, her participation in the pageant received approval from the Dalai Lama.<ref name="csmonitor.com/2006/1017/p07s02-wosc.html"></ref><ref name="misstibet.com/history/2006/stories/20061206-miss_tibet_goes_global.html"></ref><ref name="xeni.net/trek/2006/11/miss-tibet-crowned-headed-for-miss.html"></ref><ref name="news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7129296.stm"></ref> Carousel Productions licensed the Miss Cuba organization in 2007 to select the first Cuban representative at Miss Earth. Ariana Barouk won; she became the first Miss Cuba in several decades, and competed at the Miss Earth Pageant.<ref name="showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id"></ref> Also in 2007, Miss Earth made history when delegates from China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Tibet all competed together for the first time in an international pageant in spite of political sensitivities. In 2008, the Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan, one of