Space Chimp Lived

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Ham the Chimp, also known as Ham the Astrochimp, was the first Hominidae to take a space flight. He was named after the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center in New Mexico. He was launched from Cape Canaveral on January 31, 1961 and returned to Earth unharmed except for a bruised nose.





 Link: http://www.historyinorbit.com/175-fascinating-little-known-photos-of-the-past/37/?v=p