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Ham, Pre-flight for Mecury-Redstone 2,1961

Ham the chimp with bio-sensors attached to his body is readied by handlers for his trip in the Mecury-Redstone 2 spacecraft. On January 31, 1961, a Mercury-Redstone launch from Cape Canaveral carried the chimpanzee, Ham, over 400 miles down range in an arching trajectory that reached a peak of 158 miles above the Earth. The mission was successful and Ham performed his lever-pulling task well in response to the flashing light.

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Ham, Pre-flight for Mecury-Redstone 2,1961

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Ham the chimp with bio-sensors attached to his body is readied by handlers for his trip in the Mecury-Redstone 2 spacecraft. On January 31, 1961, a Mercury-Redstone launch from Cape Canaveral carried the chimpanzee, Ham, over 400 miles down range in an arching trajectory that reached a peak of 158 miles above the Earth. The mission was successful and Ham performed his lever-pulling task well in response to the flashing light.

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Album / NASA/Science Source

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4500 x 3413 px | 43.9 MB

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38.1 x 28.9 cm | 15.0 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1961 • 20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • 20TH • AMERICA • ANIMAL HANDLERS • ANIMAL IN SPACE • ANIMAL TRAINERS • BIO-SENSORS • BW • CELEBRITY • CHIMP • CHIMPANZEE • COLD WAR • FAMOUS • HAM THE CHIMP • HISTORY • JANUARY 31 • MERCURY PROGRAM • MERCURY-REDSTONE 2 • MONKEY • NASA • PHOTO • PRE-FLIGHT • SPACE EXPLORATION • SPACE PROGRAM • SPACE RACE • SPACEFLIGHT • TWENTIETH CENTURY • USA