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Take Your Monkey To Space And Spank Him

The monkeys in the U.S. space program might seem like an odd subject for an animated film, especially since scientists killed a ton of them in the process. In fact, the first six monkeys, uninspiringly named Albert I through Albert VI, all died either in flight, on impact, or right after landing. Not exactly your Saturday matinee popcorn fare, but later this year we'll have both a Space Chimps movie in theaters, and a video game featuring this crazy family of monkey astronauts. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,660 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: Really? I liked both Valiant and Happily Never After. So did my kids. I'm sure they'll like to watch crazy monkey astronauts. I also liked Captain Simian. This one is cool: + Watch video I like the designs on Space Chimps. more »