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"Ham" the chimpanzee: first hominid in space...
"Ham" the chimpanzee: first hominid in space...
Item # 698919
February 01, 1961
DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 1, 1961
* Ham the Chimp - Chimpanzee
* 1st Hominid launched into space
* Mercury-Redstone 2 space flight
The banner headline announces one of the first successes of NASA at the beginning of the "space race" with the Soviet Union: "Chimp Survives Flight In Space" with subhead: "Flight Paves Way For Astronauts". Another column head: "Chimp Passed Rigid Tests Before Flight".
This was from the early years before there were manned flights. The Soviets took the initial lead with dogs in space before the American chimpanzee, and also with a manned space flight several weeks before Alan Shepard became the first American in space.
The complete first section (of 2) with 12 pages, good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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