Bonnie didn’t know it, but he was brave to fly on the third Biosatellite in 1969. The programme had a mixed record of success: the first Biosatellite, which contained insects, frog eggs and microorganisms, failed to return from orbit because its retrorockets would not respond to NASA’s commands.

Biosatellite II, launched 7 September 1967, was successfully recovered on 9 September 1967, and demonstrated that “plants required gravity to maintain orientation and showed effect of radiation on living organisms” according to a NASA release.

The goals for Biosatellite III included studying Bonnie’s brain wave patterns, circulatory and urinary systems and his memory and hand-eye coordination. Photos here: https://bit.ly/18NFtP

The plan was to recover him near Hawaii after a month in orbit and then launch three more Biosatellite missions with other non-human crews…stay tuned to ApolloPlus40 on Twitter to learn how his mission went!

Bonnie didn’t know it, but he was brave to fly on the third Biosatellite in 1969. The programme had a mixed record of success: the first Biosatellite, which contained insects, frog eggs and microorganisms, failed to return from orbit because its retrorockets would not respond to NASA’s commands.

Biosatellite II, launched 7 September 1967, was successfully recovered on 9 September 1967, and demonstrated that “plants required gravity to maintain orientation and showed effect of radiation on living organisms” according to a NASA release.

The goals for Biosatellite III included studying Bonnie’s brain wave patterns, circulatory and urinary systems and his memory and hand-eye coordination. Photos here: https://bit.ly/18NFtP

The plan was to recover him near Hawaii after a month in orbit and then launch three more Biosatellite missions with other non-human crews…stay tuned to ApolloPlus40 on Twitter to learn how his mission went!