Ham The First Monkey In Space

gulfman

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I think it was cruel to send monkeys into space in the early days of the space age.They should have sent negroes up instead.
Chimpanzee ham in space suit is fitted into the biopack couch of the Mercury-Redstone 2 capsule #5 prior to its test flight, which was conducted on January 31, 1961 (photo credit: NASA/Wikimedia Commons)
 
I remember Ham in the early 60s
He was a hero

I agree blacks should have been allowed in the space program. But those were racist times

Much like many USMB posters today
 

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