Abstract While most people would be unable to name any primate that has flown into space, those that do would likely give the names Ham or Enos. Both chimpanzees flew precursory flights in the lead-up to American manned space flights, with Ham preceding the suborbital flight of Alan Shepard, and Enos demonstrating that the orbital flight of John Glenn could go ahead.
Biting the hand
01.01.2007
37 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Launch Vehicle , Heat Shield , Ballistic Missile , Launch Site , Environmental Control System Physics , Astronomy, Observations and Techniques , Popular Science, general , History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics , Automotive Engineering , History, general , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics