Miss Baker Miss Baker Miss Baker (1957 – November 29, 1984) was a squirrel monkey who in 1959 became, along with rhesus macaque Miss Able, one of the first two animals launched into space by the United States and safely returned. Previous United States efforts at launching monkeys to space had met with the animals' demise from suffocation or parachute failure, and Soviet Union efforts had fared little better, to the chagrin of animal rights activists. The Soviet Union had recovered two dogs, the first mammals to be recovered from suborbital space flight, from an altitude of on July 22, 1951 and
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