PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S) : Cloid D. Green 



EXPERIMENT TITLE/NUMBER : 



PROGRAM/MISSION : Little Joe 3 



CLASSIFICATION : Animal - Rhesus monkey ( Macaca mulatta ) 



DISCIPLINE(S) : Behavioral science, Environmental health 



OBJECTIVES : To observe the physiological effects of acceleration on a small 

 primate and check the safety of the Project Mercury flight equipment, 

 especially the launch abort system. 



PROTOCOL : A performance test that involved tapping a telegraph key-like 

 switch each time a red light flashed in the capsule was included. 



EQUIPMENT : Rhesus monkey container (biopack). 



RESULTS : The monkey was sent to an altitude of 84,000 m. The performance 

 test was a success. There were no other findings of note. 



CONCLUSIONS : This experiment verified the adequacy of flight equipment to be 

 used in Project Mercury, and showed the biomedical effects of acceleration 

 experienced during the abort of a Mercury flight after liftoff not to be 

 adverse. 



PUBLICATIONS : 351, 477 



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