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galacticjourney) wrote2016-02-03 07:47 am
galacticjourney) wrote2016-02-03 07:47 am
Entry tags:
- 1961,
- mercury,
- mercury redstone,
- mr,
- mr 2,
- nasa,
- redstone,
- samos,
- samos 2,
- science fact
[February 1, 1961] Fur and Film (Mercury Redstone 2 and Samos 2)
It's hardly kosher, but it's certainly good news: a Redstone rocket launched the first piloted Mercury capsule on a 15-minute flight into space. No, we didn't put a man in orbit--we sent a three-year old chimpanzee named Ham on a vertical jaunt over the West Atlantic.
(see more at Galactic Journey!)