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Pierrette

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Pierrette was a pig-tailed macaque used by France's space program for a biological research mission in 1967. She was launched aboard a Vesta rocket on a suborbital trajectory, reaching an altitude of approximately 234 kilometers above the Earth. The flight was designed to study the physiological impacts of space travel and high-altitude acceleration on living organisms. Pierrette successfully completed the mission, and her space capsule was recovered intact after the flight.

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When did Pierrette fly on a Vesta rocket?

Pierrette flew on March 13, 1967, aboard the French Vesta 5 sounding rocket. The suborbital flight reached an altitude of approximately 234 kilometers. [Vesta launch data](https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/launch/Vesta.html)

What kind of monkey was Pierrette?

Pierrette was a female pig-tailed macaque used in France's biological research programme. Her flight was part of the CERMA experiments conducted with Vesta sounding rockets.

How was Pierrette's flight different from Martine's?

Martine flew on a Vesta rocket on March 7, 1967, while Pierrette flew six days later on March 13. Both were French suborbital biology missions, but Pierrette's flight reached about 234 kilometers. [Vesta history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesta_%28rocket%29)

Was Pierrette's Vesta mission an orbital spaceflight?

No. Vesta was a sounding rocket, so Pierrette's mission followed a suborbital path and returned during the same flight rather than entering orbit. The experiment was intended to study biological responses during a brief high-altitude flight.

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