Ham (chimpanzee)
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Ham, a chimpanzee also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp, was the first ape launched into space. On January 31, 1961, Ham flew a suborbital flight on the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission, part o
Ham in January 1961, just before his suborbital flight into space
Launch of Ham's mission, January 31, 1961
Ham and his trainer, Joseph V. Brady
Ham, the first great ape in space, before being inserted into his Mercury-Redstone 2 capsule on 31 January 1961
Albert II (monkey)
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Albert II was a male rhesus macaque monkey who was the first mammal and first primate to travel to outer space. He flew from Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, United States, to an altitude of 83
Ham (chimpanzee)
…Monkeys and apes in space Albert II, a rhesus monkey, became the first mammal in space on June 14, 1949 Laika, a Soviet space dog, was the first animal to orbit Earth, November 3, 1957…
On June 14, 1949, V-2 launch No. 47 at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico carried Albert II to become the first primate and first mammal in space.