How did the monkey that got sent to the moon die?

Answer 1

No Simian ( ape, monkey, chimpanzee, etc) was used in Lunar Exploration by NASA to my Knowledge, they were used in earth-orbit studies of Zero Gravity, High- G forces , etc which would be encountered by astronauts. No Monkey ever went to the Moon, at least on Us- Flagged Nasa shots- it would have received huge publicity. The Soviets preferred the use of Dogs as experimental animals on Sputnik II ( expended, sadly) and later satellites- some survived. They probably used monkeys also.