What Happened to Ham the Space Chimp? The Pioneering Primate’s Historic Flight and Eventful Life
On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham made history by becoming the first hominid launched into space. His suborbital flight on Mercury-Redstone 2 was a crucial step in the American space program, paving the way for human spaceflight. Though Ham lived just 25 years, his contributions to science and aeronautics were immense. A Chimpanzee … Read more