Mercury 2 - January 31, 1961 Vehicle: Redstone. Crew: Ham, a chimpanzee. Suborbital Mercury Capsule
Test: 16-minutes flight of chimpanzee, booster oversped.

MERCURY 2 - January 28, 1961
Ham is shown in 'couch' in which he was to ride during 16-minute
ballistic flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Mercury 2 - January 1961
A chimpanzee specially trained for Mercury-Redstone 2 is shown in suit to be worn during flight.
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Mercury 2 - January 1961
Chimpanzee subject 65 chosen to ride the Mercury-Redstone flight. January 1961 61-MR2-13

Mercury 2 - January, 1961
The chimpanzee selected as the spare or backup animal for possible flight aboard a production version of the Project Mercury spacecraft.
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MERCURY 2 - 1961
Ham shows affection to nurse C.J. Wilson just before he is
prepared for flight.
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MERCURY 2 - 1961
Ham, the first chimpanzee ever to ride into space.
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MERCURY 2 - 1961
The first chimpanzee ever to ride a rocket into space is examined by
doctors for flight.
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NASA/ Mercury 2 - January 28, 1961
Animal handlers release a chimpanzee from its flight couch after training for the Mercury-Redstone 2 launch.
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MERCURY 2 - January 28, 1961
Ham tries out combination "couch" and life support system.
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MERCURY 2 - January 28, 1961
Artist's conception of the normal sequences of events for Mercury-Redstone flight
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MERCURY 2 - January 31, 1961
Recovery of Mercury Redstone 2 after splashdown.
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Mercury 2 - February 10, 1961
Four views of ÔHamÕ.
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