Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The original Mercury space capsule had no window, a hatch with 70 bolts that had to be removed from outside, and zilch for the ...

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first great ape to travel to space. His mission was crucial in proving that living beings could survive and function in microgravity. While his ...

Before humans ever ventured into space, a chimpanzee helped blaze the trail - and lived to tell the tale. While the Artemis II mission made headlines on April 10 as its astronauts triumphantly ...

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first hominid to travel into space, marking a critical milestone in the early days of the U.S. space program. Launched aboard NASA’s ...

The New Mexico Museum of Space History will celebrate Astro-Chim HAM and his contributions to America’s space history Saturday, Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, 3198 State Route 2001, ...

The basement of Zeke Wheeler’s house in Southwest Portland is a young scientist’s dream. The 13-year-old has computers, soldering irons, magnifying glasses, remote-controlled airplanes, a 3D printer ...

Ham, a chimpanzee trained by the US Air Force, was the first great ape in space. He proved primates could perform complex ...

A chimp helped pave the way for human space exploration - and he survived. The Artemis II mission came to an end on April 10 as the astronauts safely returned to Earth following a historic 10 days of ...

AST SpaceMobile’s attempt to justify its use of the amateur radio band for its satellites has done little to assuage concerns from the ham radio community. “AST is again economical with the truth,” an ...