On January 31, 1961, Ham the heroic chimpanzee was launched on a rocket and became the first ape to reach space.
Ham took his giant leap for ape kind on a Mercury-Redstone rocket that was launched by Nasa from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The chimpanzee reached an altitude of 157 miles and was on the flight for 16.5 minutes.
He was said to be unharmed by the flight but returned a bit dehydrated.
The chimp wasn't named until after he survived the flight when he was given the title Ham the Astrochimp.
Before this, the US States Air Force referred to him as No. 65.
Ham was born in Cameroon, Africa, in 1957 and captured by animal trappers before being brought to Miami in Florida.
He was then bought by the US Air Force and lived at the Holloman Air Force Base with several other chimpanzees used for flight experiments.
Ham started rigorous flight training from the age of two.
The capsule did suffer a partial pressure loss but Ham's space suit helped him to survive.
He landed in the Atlantic Ocean and was recovered later that day.
From 1963 onwards, Ham lived in zoos with other chimps.
Ham died at the age of 26 and his skeleton is at the National Museum of Health and Medicine.
Ham took his giant leap for ape kind on a Mercury-Redstone rocket that was launched by Nasa from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The chimpanzee reached an altitude of 157 miles and was on the flight for 16.5 minutes.
He was said to be unharmed by the flight but returned a bit dehydrated.
The chimp wasn't named until after he survived the flight when he was given the title Ham the Astrochimp.
Before this, the US States Air Force referred to him as No. 65.
Ham was born in Cameroon, Africa, in 1957 and captured by animal trappers before being brought to Miami in Florida.
He was then bought by the US Air Force and lived at the Holloman Air Force Base with several other chimpanzees used for flight experiments.
Ham started rigorous flight training from the age of two.
The capsule did suffer a partial pressure loss but Ham's space suit helped him to survive.
He landed in the Atlantic Ocean and was recovered later that day.
From 1963 onwards, Ham lived in zoos with other chimps.
Ham died at the age of 26 and his skeleton is at the National Museum of Health and Medicine.
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