Celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the Launch of Miss Baker!  Miss Baker and her companion Able became the first U.S. animals to successfully complete a mission to space. On May 28, 1959, the pair were launched on a Jupiter missile, which took them on a 16-minute suborbital flight. They experienced 9 minutes of weightlessness. Following her flight Miss Baker lived at the Naval Aerospace Medical Center in Pensacola, FL. before moving to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in 1971.

Dare to Explore: Frontiers of Space is a new and evolving exhibit showcasing current and future technologies of space exploration, such as a 1/10th scale model of ULA’s Vulcan rocket, Boeing’s Starliner Pressure Capsule test vessel, a 1/0th scale model of NASA’s SLS rocket, Blue Origin’s Mannequin Skywalker, and coming soon, Chris Sembroski’s Inspiration4 SpaceX launch and entry suit.