Animals in space human in space. On 13 December 1958, a Jupiter IRBM, AM-13, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a United States Navy-trained South American squirrel monkey named Gordo on board. The nose cone recovery parachute failed to operate and Gordo was lost. Telemetry data sent back during the flight showed that the monkey survived the 10 g of launch, 8 minutes of weightlessness and 40 g of reentry at 10,000 miles per hour (16,000 km/h). The nose cone sank downrange from Cape Canaveral and was not recovered. Monkeys Able and Baker became the first monkeys to survive spaceflight after their
Miss Earth 2012 Stephany Stefanowitz of the Philippines, Miss Earth-Water was awarded to a Maracaibo native Osmariel Villalobos, a 24-year-old broadcasting company talent from Venezuela, and Miss Earth-Fire was given to the 22-year-old, a student and model from Minas Gerais, Brazil. 80 contestants competed for the crown in this year's edition. The theme of this year's Miss Earth edition was "International Year of Sustainable Energy for All". The "Miss Earth 2012 Trivia Challenge" was held on 4 November 2012. The "Walk with Miss Earth Campaign" were held on the following dates: 4, 6, 7 and 8 November 2012. The "I Love My Planet