Ham

Ham, a chimpanzee also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp, was the first great ape launched into space. On January 31, 1961, Ham flew a suborbital flight on the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission, part of the U.S. space program's Project Mercury.

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1957 — 1983  Wikimedia, Wikidata

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  Mercury-Redstone 2 ⓘ
  test flight of the Redstone rocket and Mercury spacecraft

Mercury-Redstone 2, 

1957-07-01T00:00:00Z

1983-01-19T00:00:00Z

1957 — 1983 Ham

1961-01-31T00:00:00Z

1961-01-31T00:00:00Z

1961 Mercury-Redstone 2

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Ham-and-handler

Chimpanzee in Molded Couch - - NARA - 6734353

Chimpanzee in Pressurized Couch - - NARA - 6734360

Ham-and-handler

Chimpanzee in Molded Couch - - NARA - 6734353

Chimpanzee in Pressurized Couch - - NARA - 6734360

Photograph of Ham the Chimpanzee Reaching for an Apple after Landing Safely inside a Mercury Capsule - NARA - 7038095

Photograph of Ham the Chimpanzee Reaching for an Apple after Landing Safely inside a Mercury Capsule - NARA - 7038095

Chimpanzee Ham in Biopack Couch for MR-2 flight MSFC-6100114

Ham in Spacesuit MSFC-9801835

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1961	Mercury-Redstone 2	sub-orbital spaceflight, flight testing	Wikidata
commons	image		Ham-and-handler		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee in Molded Couch - - NARA - 6734353		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee in Pressurized Couch - - NARA - 6734360		Commons
commons	image		Ham-and-handler		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee in Molded Couch - - NARA - 6734353		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee in Pressurized Couch - - NARA - 6734360		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of Ham the Chimpanzee Reaching for an Apple after Landing Safely inside a Mercury Capsule - NARA - 7038095		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of Ham the Chimpanzee Reaching for an Apple after Landing Safely inside a Mercury Capsule - NARA - 7038095		Commons
commons	image		Chimpanzee Ham in Biopack Couch for MR-2 flight MSFC-6100114		Commons
commons	image		Ham in Spacesuit MSFC-9801835		Commons