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 India semi-finals in Miss Earth 2004 and Miss Earth 2009, respectively. Both years were won by Brazil. On the other hand, during 2006 and 2007, India almost won the pageant through Amruta Patki and Pooja Chitgopekar who both finished as Miss Earth – Air or as 1st runner-up. In 2010, India finally won the Miss Earth crown through Nicole Faria. Aside from winning the main title, Nicole was also able to get some special awards such as the Miss Talent, which is the first special award in the 10th Miss Earth pageant. She performed a graceful belly dance that combined Oriental