Monday, January 31, 2011

NASA Launches Ham The Chimp, 1961

Today in History: Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 - Sault Ste. Marie, MI - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News:

"Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 31, 1961, NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16 1/2-minute suborbital flight."
And I was only 3 1/2 at the time

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