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Close-up view of Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) spacecraft 5 showing the chimpanzee "Ham" in his special "biopack" couch prior to liftoff. The successful 420-statute-mile suborbital MR-2 flight by the 37-pound primate was a significant accomplishment on the American route toward manned spaceflight.
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Close-up view of Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) spacecraft 5 showing the chimpanzee "Ham" in his special "biopack" couch prior to liftoff. The successful 420-statute-mile suborbital MR-2 flight by the 37-pound primate was a significant accomplishment on the American route toward manned spaceflight.
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