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The first Longhorn in space …
By Tim Green
Tim Green
Published: Feb. 2, 2011

… was a monkey named Sam. Sam and another Rhesus monkey named Miss Sam, were trained at what’s now the J.J. Pickle Research Campus.
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- Animale pe cale de disparitie said on May 1, 2011 at 5:39 p.m.
  I wonder if they still train monkeys at Balcones Research Center,or what would be the next big thing? Thanks Alex
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