Fifty years ago today, on January 31, 1961, chimpanzee Ham flew into space aboard a Redstone rocket. His flight paved the way for manned missions, including those of astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom, who flew on the Redstone rocket later that year.
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looks cute here.
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Ham! How come he didn’t get a deal with Life to have access his personal life.
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And another NASA anniversary: Ham...Chimp launched into space on January 31, 1961, 51...
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Charlie Bit My Finger about to happen! (and Ham’s original name was something like Ching Chong something? Something
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I don’t remember the exact context, but wasn’t there some Soviet dude before Glenn...who...
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