Space Monkeys!: Remembering the Nonhuman Astronauts in Us Space Exploration - Paperback
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Space Monkeys!: Remembering the Nonhuman Astronauts in Us Space Exploration
Before humans ever left Earth's atmosphere, a handful of primates paved the way--earning fame and fascination but leaving behind a complicated and often highly debated legacy. As the Cold War intensified, the US space program turned to monkeys--Able, Baker, Ham, and Enos--to test and explore the limits of human survival in space. These animals became media sensations, museum exhibits, and symbols...
John A. Lynch is professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati and author of What are Stem Cells?: Definitions at the Intersection of Science and Politics and The Origins of Bioethics: Remembering When Medicine Went Wrong. He also serves as board member for Rhetoric of Health & Medicine and Rhetoric & Public Affairs.
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