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CHIMPANZEE HAM - POST MERCURY-REDSTONE (MR)-2 FLIGHT
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S63-18198 (31 Jan. 1961) --- Closeup view of the chimpanzee "Ham", the live test subject for the Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) test flight, following his successful recovery from the Atlantic. The 420-statute mile suborbital MR-2 flight by the 37-pound primate was a significant accomplishment on the American route toward manned spaceflight.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineCHIMPANZEE HAM - POST MERCURY-REDSTONE (MR)-2 FLIGHT. NASA/JSC, 1963-01-01. Public domain. ID: S63-18198.
