Nasa. Rare photograph of the first living animal... Lot 4

Nasa. Rare photograph of the first living animal sent into space by the Americans: the SAM monkey. SAM made a 55-mile rocket trip into space before falling back to Earth ahead of the vereran astronauts. SAM's journey lasted 13 minutes and ended in the Atlantic Ocean 200 miles from its starting point. The year is 1959, two years before the first American space flight.silver print of the time. Stamp, press captions and annotations on the back. 21.9 x 18.5cm with margins. NASA. Rare photograph of the first live animal sent into space by the US: SAM monkey. Sam made a trip of 55 miles rocket in space before falling to Earth before the astronauts. The trip lasted 13 SAM minuteset ended in the Atlantic Ocean 200 miles from his starting point. We are in 1959, two years before the first flight of an American in the silver Espace.tirage period. Stamp, press captions and annotations back. 21.9 x 18.5 cm with margins.