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Chimpanzee Being Examined Before Going into Space

97-463
Accession Number
97-463
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350900726
Related Collection
Webb, James E. Papers
Keywords
Astronautics
Space flight
Monkeys
HST Keywords
NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Description
Ham, the first chimpanzee ever to ride a rocket into space is being examined by doctors in preparation for his flight. Ham, a 37-pound chimp, will ride in the Mercury capsule atop the Mercury-Redstone booster. This is one of a series of launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida scheduled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in its manned orbital flight program.
Date(s)
February 17, 1961