Before any human dared orbit the stars, a young chimpanzee named Ham took the leap. His journey from the jungles of Cameroon to a NASA launchpad involved confusion, bananas, and a brush with celebrity ...
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Katy Perry went to space but a chimp did more in 1961
Katy Perry’s Blue Origin flight was marketed as historic, but a chimp named Ham did far more for America’s space program back ...
Ham, the chimpanzee astronaut, is retired by the United States Air Force and enters the National Zoological Park's ape quarters. On January 31, 1961, Ham soared through space for 16.5 minutes in a ...
In early 1961, Ham the chimpanzee underwent more than 200 hours of training — pressing levers in response to flashing lights for rewards, being tested under g-forces, and staged in mock capsules — all ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. NASA is preparing to send a chimpanzee, Ham, into space to test the effects of space on a living creature. He’s received a training regiment to ...
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