Also known as Ham the Chimp, Ham the Astrochimp, 65, Number 65, No. 65, Chop Chop Chang, #65, M
chimpanzee launched into outer space
Key facts
- Species
- Common chimpanzee
- Sex
- Male
- Born
- July 1957 ( 1957-07 ) , French Cameroon
- Died
- January 19, 1983 (1983-01-19) (aged 25), North Carolina Zoo , Asheboro, North Carolina , U.S.
- Resting place
- Museum of Space History , New Mexico
- Known for
- First non-human hominid in space
via Wikipedia infobox