Opinion
Ellie in Space on MSNOpinion

In 1961 a chimp was trained harder than a pop star for space

In early 1961, Ham the chimpanzee underwent more than 200 hours of training - pressing levers in response to flashing lights for rewards, being tested under g-forces, and staged in mock capsules — all ...
Mongabay

World Chimpanzee Day: the strength — and fragility — of chimp memory

The more we try to understand chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, the more we find ourselves humbled by the richness and complexity of their lives — and of their intelligence. Today, on World ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

OTD in space - January 31: Ham the chimpanzee takes flight

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee by the name of Ham blasted off on a Mercury-Redstone rocket and became the first hominid to ...
Publishers Weekly

The Astrochimps: America’s First Astronauts

Before Mercury Seven astronauts began their explorations, NASA recruited and trained six chimpanzees to compete with Sputnik, which Cusick (the Get the Scoop series) perceptively depicts in this ...
El Paso Times

Twenty-one chimpanzees relocated from Alamogordo Primate Facility to Chimp Haven sanctuary.

Twenty-one chimpanzees were relocated from the Alamogordo Primate Facility to Chimp Haven sanctuary. These chimpanzees, many in their 50s and 60s, were the last remaining at the facility due to their ...