Description: Historic Space Exploration Photo! Chimpanzee "Ham" (also called “Ham the Chimp”) in his NASA space suit is fitted into the couch of the Mercury-Redstone 2 capsule #5 prior to its test flight into space which was conducted on January 31, 1961. Ham has the distinction of being the First Hominid to go to space! This was a hugely successful test flight of the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle prior to the first manned American space mission in Project Mercury. It was launched at 16:55 UTC on January 31, 1961 from LC-5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Mercury spacecraft No. 5 carried Ham the Chimp, a chimpanzee, on a suborbital flight, landing in the Atlantic Ocean 16 minutes and 39 seconds after launch. Ham survived the mission and lived a good life until his death in 1983. Gorgeous 4x6 inch perfect photograph. Digitally enhanced and professionally reprinted. Only the finest quality!!! Wonderful 4x6 glossy photoI ship quickly and carefully so rest assured your item will be a wonderful addition to any photograph collection! Thanks for looking
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Location: Granite City, Illinois
End Time: 2024-01-31T17:19:01.000Z
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HAM the Chimp: Photo
First Chimp in Space: Photo
