A chimp helped pave the way for human space exploration - and he survived. The Artemis II mission came to an end on April 10 as the astronauts safely returned to Earth following a historic 10 days of ...

Before humans ever ventured into space, a chimpanzee helped blaze the trail - and lived to tell the tale. While the Artemis II mission made headlines on April 10 as its astronauts triumphantly ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The original Mercury space capsule had no window, a hatch with 70 bolts that had to be removed from outside, and zilch for the ...

The New Mexico Museum of Space History will celebrate Astro-Chim HAM and his contributions to America’s space history Saturday, Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, 3198 State Route 2001, ...

Ham the chimp launched into space before he spent some of his retirement years in North Carolina. NASA A pioneering chimpanzee went into space for NASA — then retired to North Carolina 44 years ago.

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 ...

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee by the name of Ham blasted off on a Mercury-Redstone rocket and became the first hominid to go to space. Ham reached an altitude of 157 miles during a 16 and a ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo was once the home of a very famous chimpanzee. Ham the Space Chimp holds a special place in the history of the space race.