Animals in space 1959 flight. On 28 May 1959, aboard Jupiter IRBM AM-18, were a 7-pound (3.18 kg) American-born rhesus monkey, Able, from Independence, Kansas, and an 11-ounce (310-gram) squirrel monkey from Peru, Baker. The monkeys rode in the nose cone of the missile to an altitude of 360 miles (579 km) and a distance of 1,700 miles (2,735 km) down the Atlantic Missile Range from Cape Canaveral, Florida. They withstood forces 38 times the normal pull of gravity and were weightless for about 9 minutes. A top speed of 10,000 mph (16,000 km/h) was reached during their 16-minute flight. The monkeys survived
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