Ham the Chimp before boarding the rocket Mercury-Redstone II in 1961.
He traveled for 679 km in about 17 minutes, lifting off from Cape Canaveral and splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. He was recovered in good condition, readily eating an apple and half an orange.
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This entry was posted on January 25, 2014 by Miep. It was filed under History, Photography, Pursuit of Happiness, Stunt Queens, The Drama Of It All, Weird and was tagged with AMERICA, Animal, Animals, Animals in space, Chimp, Chimpanzee, Cute, Ham, Ham the Chimp, Mercury-Redstone II, Monkey, NASA, Orange, Rocket, Space.
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