Talk:Enos (chimpanzee)

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Removed the line "Enos was glad to return to earth" ... this is hearsay - being a chimp, it's not as if Enos could have said he was glad to return to earth.

Clearly biased article The glorifying statements are back with even more emphasis. The filmed evidence of either Enos or Ham panicking after their retrieval from the capsule is not mentioned. Also missing is the list of dangerous and extreme conditions which occurred during their test flights.

The article on Ham, the other astronaut chimpanzee, is likewise laced with glory and does not mention any risks and negative events during and after the mission.

Please also note that the stories and fates of previous projects of NASA involving animals (also involving a drowned monkey) in space and of the "quite messy" (quote by Arthur C. Clarke, no less) depressurization testing with dogs is not referenced. docpi (talk) 18:02, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Do you have references for this, if so, feel free to add it. Rockpocket 19:33, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Enos the Penis"

According to Dark Side of the Moon (Gerard J. Degroot, New York University Press) Enos had a reputation for bad behavior. He destroyed panels and equipment inside the Mercury capsule when the electric shock system used to discipline the chimps for failing to perform tasks on time began to malfunction, shocking his feet even when he followed instruction. During his postflight press converence, he removed his diaper in front of reporters and began to masturbate, earning him the nickname "Enos the Penis". (chapter 9 "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters") BethEnd 23:20, 22 March 2007 (UTC)