Mission Statement: Space Monkey

Yuri Gagarin, please step aside. Monkeys blazed the trail into space.

However the Space Monkeys can't pretend to be anything more than helpless as they are shot into orbit. After they reach space, they can't expect to ever see the world they came from the same way again.

The idea here is to mix the two of these experiences. While Yuri was totally concious of where he was going, and what to expect, the Space Monkey picked its nose, and peed in its own mouth. While the Space Monkey returned to earth and immediately resumed eating ants or throwing poop, Yuri worked to further humankind's adventure into the world outside our own.

So climb into the rocket with a big dumb grin, and when you leave help evolve humankind.