![]() ![]() “These animals performed a service to their respective countries that no human could or would have performed,” says NASA’s website under ‘ A Brief History of Animals in Space.’ “They gave their lives and/or their service in the name of technological advancement, paving the way for humanity’s many forays into space.” Outsider. The heroic chimp’s intelligence and bravery during his 1961 flight played a vital role in America’s race to space. The rocket travelled at 9,000km/h, and reached an altitude of 251km. 18, 1983, “Ham the Astrochimp” passed away 22 years after his historic flight into space at the estimated age of 26. On January 31, 1961, Ham was launched into space, strapped into a capsule inside the nosecone of a Mercury-Redstone rocket. Hams training took place, in part, at Cape Canaverals Hangar S. Because he was to fly a three-orbit mission lasting nearly five hoursthe prime objective for an astronaut in Project Mercuryhe had a more elaborate set of cognitive tests than Ham, whose suborbital flight lasted 18 minutes. A three-year-old chimpanzee, named Ham, in the biopack couch for the MR-2 suborbital test flight. But eventually, officials transferred Ham to the North Carolina Zoo where he lived the remainder of his life around other chimps. (NASA) In front of Enos were three levers and several lights. In 1963, officials transferred him to The National Zoo in Washington D.C. Throughout his remaining years, Ham received fan mail and made occasional TV appearances following his heroics. ![]() Instead, he lived out the rest of his days in zoos. The famous chimp never returned to outer space. Ham the #Chimp becomes the first #chimpanzee in outer #space when he blasts off from #CapeCanaveral, #Florida, aboard a #ProjectMercury #rocket. ![]()
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