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- Three chimps are sent into space to explore the possibility of alien life when an unmanned space shuttle crash lands on an uncharted planet.
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Apr 21, 2020 · Apr 21, 2020 3:14 PM. NASA trained 40 “astrochimps” — including this one, named Ham — to pilot their Mercury-Redstone spacecraft. Not long after Ham’s successful mission in 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American human to reach space. (Credit: NASA)
Jan 18, 1998 · American and Russian scientists utilized animals—mainly monkeys, chimps and dogs—in order to test each country’s ability to launch a living organism into space and bring it back alive and unharmed. On June 11, 1948, a V-2 Blossom launched into space from White Sands, New Mexico carrying Albert I, a rhesus monkey.
United States. Enos, the third great ape and only chimpanzee to orbit the Earth, being prepared for launch on Mercury-Atlas 5 (November 29, 1961) Able, who flew on the first two monkey space mission in May 1959, on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Sam, a rhesus macaque, flew to an altitude of 88 km (55 mi) on December 4, 1959, on a ...
Ham (chimpanzee) Ham (July 1957 – January 19, 1983), 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. [1] [2]
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- January 19, 1983 (aged 25), North Carolina Zoo, North Carolina, U.S.
- July 1957, French Cameroon
- Common chimpanzee
Apr 21, 2020 · Animals in space: A brief history of ‘astrochimps’. During the early spaceflight program, NASA trained dozens of chimpanzees as part of Project Mercury, America’s mission to send humans to ...
Nov 10, 2015 · Nicknamed “Ham” by his handlers (after H oloman A erospace M edical Center), Number 65 was one of 40 chimps chosen for the space program. While numerous animals had been launched into space by both the Americans and Soviets as early as 1948 (dogs, monkeys, mice, a rabbit, and even fruit flies), the test subjects had thus far been mere passengers.
The film follows three chimpanzees who go into space to an alien planet. 20th Century Fox theatrically released the film on July 18, 2008, and received mostly negative reviews by critics. The film grossed $64.8 million on a $37 million budget. It received an Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animation Feature.
