<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II_(monkey)" id="mw_w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Albert II (monkey)">Albert II</a>, a <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_monkey" id="mwAQA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rhesus monkey">rhesus monkey</a>, rides a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket" id="mwAQE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="V-2 rocket">V-2 rocket</a> to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first mammal and first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_and_apes_in_space" id="mwAQI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Monkeys and apes in space">monkey in space</a>.<sup about="#mwt30" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"SpaceMonke"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-SpaceMonke-4"}}' id="cite_ref-SpaceMonke_4-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./June_14#cite_note-SpaceMonke-4" id="mwAQM" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAQQ">[4]</span></a></sup><sup about="#mwt35" class="mw-ref reference" data-mw='{"name":"ref","attrs":{"name":"Beischer1962"},"body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-Beischer1962-5"}}' id="cite_ref-Beischer1962_5-0" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref"><a href="./June_14#cite_note-Beischer1962-5" id="mwAQU" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text" id="mwAQY">[5]</span></a></sup>