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 Malaysia with eco-friendly outfits created by them during a preview show held in Ipoh. The winner of the pageant is bestowed the title Miss Malaysia Earth and get to represent Malaysia in the International Finals. Her runners-up are given the titles named after the other natural elements: Miss Eco-Tourism, Miss Malaysia Fire (equivalent to third runner-up), Miss Malaysia Water (second runner-up), and Miss Malaysia Air (first runner-up). The reigning Miss Earth Malaysia is Cherish Ng from Penang. She was crowned on July 31, 2017. "For full list and details, see Miss Malaysia." Miss Earth Malaysia Miss Malaysia Earth is an annual