Ham The Astrochimp

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Description

On January 31, 1961, a three-year-old chimpanzee named Ham made history. Strapped inside a Mercury capsule, the little chimp blasted off into the sky, becoming the first intelligent being to ride an American rocket into suborbital space. Ham made a very important contribution to america space program. Because there were such a lot of unanswered questions about space shuttle, scientists could not risk sending humans on a journey into the unknown. Chimpanzees, alternatively, are similar to humans in the makeup of their skeletons and internal organs. That made them the easiest space pioneers. Ham forged the way into the outer reaches of space in order that human astronauts could follow. On this informative and entertaining book, featuring bold and energetic illustrations, Richard Hilliard celebrates the achievement of Ham, the astrochimp and space hero.


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