#ham the chimp

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Ham had to actually do science experiments and stuff. When his capsule splashed down, it began taking on water, and he almost drowned. He survived, but refused to get near a launch vehicle ever again.

Enos had it worse.

Enos: The Forgotten Chimp

In October 1961, three chimpanzees were brought to Cape Canaveral to join two already there. One of the new arrivals was Enos, a native of C

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Ham the Chimp, often viewed as a hero at the same time as being viewed an unwitting victim in the infamous space race, was the first hominid launched into space on 31 January, 1961. 

Ham was one of the number of experimental animals enrolled into NASA’s Project Mercury. Originally called subject 65 due to the reluctance to send a named chimp into space if anything were to go wrong, Ham was used as “a first test of the functioning of the life support system during an appreciable period – nearly five minutes – of zero gravity.” His trainer described the moment he was recovered from his capsule following the project -  “I have never seen such terror on a chimp’s face.” 

Following his flight, he spent the next 20 years alone in the National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. before being moved to North Carolina Zoo where he was able to mingle with other chimps. He passed away at the young age of 25. After his death, his remains were buried at the International Space Hall of Fame and his skeleton was put on display at the National Museum of Health and Medicine.

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Ham the Astrochimp b. 1956 – d. January 19, 1983

First Hominid in Outer Space.

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Ham the Chimp in Space : Story about Brave Astrochimp Ham in 1961

Ham the Chimp in Space : Story about Brave Astrochimp Ham in 1961

Ham the Chimp was born in Cameroon in 1957 and was taken from his home by trappers to the now-defunct Miami Rare Bird Farm in Florida. That’s where the US Air Force bought him in 1959 for $457. Ham was stationed at the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center in New Mexico, where he would train for his first and only assignment. Photo Credit: Wikipedia Although Neil Armstrong was the first man to set…

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thinking about the weed monkey...

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The Thing About Today – January 31

The Thing About Today – January 31

January 31, 2020 Day 31 of 366

  January 31st is the thirty-first day of the year. It is Independence Day in the Republic of Nauru, the island nation in Micronesia that gained independence from Australia in 1968.

In the United States, it is “celebrated” as National Backward Day, National Hot Chocolate Day, Inspire Your Heart with Art Day, and National Big Wig Day. The last one is typically…

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Ham surely was happy about that.