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Mission Number: MA-5 29 November 1961

Crew:
   
Enos (chimpanzee)

Launch:
    Pad: LC 5/6, Pad 5
    Date: 29 November 1961
    Time: 15:08 UTC

Flight:
    Orbits: 2
    Duration: 3 hours, 20 minutes, 59 seconds
    Distance: 50,892 statute miles

Recovery:
    Location: Atlantic Ocean
    Vessel: USS Stormes (DD-780)
    Date: 29 November 1961
    Time: 18:29 UTC

Prelude to John Glenn's orbital flight on 20 February 1962.

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(Credit NASA, click to enlarge)
Enos and handler prior to flight.

The MA-5 capsule is currently located at the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC.