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Ham (July 1957 – January 19, 1983), a chimpanzee also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp, was the first non-human 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.
Enos’ space capsule during the Mercury-Atlas 5 mission, on display at the Museum of Life and Science, in Durham, North Carolina. Enos (born about 1957 – died November 4, 1962) was a chimpanzee launched into space by NASA, following his predecessor Ham.
Ham, a chimpanzee, became the first great ape in space during his January 31, 1961, suborbital flight aboard Mercury-Redstone 2. Before humans went into space in the 1960s, several other animals were launched into space, including numerous other primates, so that scientists could investigate the biological effects of spaceflight.
Space pioneers Ham (left), who became the first great ape in space during his January 31, 1961, mission, and Enos, the only chimpanzee and third primate to orbit the Earth (November 29, 1961), were research subjects in the Project Mercury program.
Mercury-Atlas 5 was an American spaceflight of the Mercury program.It was launched on November 29, 1961, with Enos, a chimpanzee, aboard.The craft orbited the Earth twice and splashed down about 200 miles (320 km) south of Bermuda, and Enos became the first primate from the United States and the third great ape to orbit the Earth.
Of the dozen island habitats on the property, the scientists settled on Doug’s Island, a 3-acre space with rolling hills, climbing structures and 16 other chimps.
A safari park has welcomed a chimpanzee into its resident troop for the first time in eight years. Visitors to Blair Drummond Safari Park can now see Peter, a 31-year-old male, who arrived in ...
Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) was the test flight of the Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle just prior to the first crewed American space mission in Project Mercury.Carrying a chimpanzee named Ham on a suborbital flight, Mercury spacecraft Number 5 was launched at 16:55 UTC on January 31, 1961, from LC-5 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.