On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first great ape to travel to space. His mission was crucial in proving that living beings could survive and function in microgravity. While his ...

Before any human dared orbit the stars, a young chimpanzee named Ham took the leap. His journey from the jungles of Cameroon to a NASA launchpad involved confusion, bananas, and a brush with celebrity ...

A moment at the Springfield zoo featuring Ham, a chimpanzee named in honor of the pioneering Ham the Astrochimp, was captured in this photograph taken by Betty Love and published in the Leader & Press ...

Ham, the chimpanzee astronaut, is retired by the United States Air Force and enters the National Zoological Park's ape quarters. On January 31, 1961, Ham soared through space for 16.5 minutes in a ...

’Space Chimps’ characters from left: Comet, Luna, Ham III, Titan and Houston. If you’re old enough to read this review, you aren’t the target audience for “Space Chimps,” a movie about chimpanzees ...

Enos was the first chimp to be launched into orbit, but he got beat in a race to the big screen. The animated film “Space Chimps” recently made its debut on about 2,600 screens across the country.

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