Published: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12:01 a.m.<\/p>\n
The Herald ran this story upon his return: <\/p>\n
\"Ham, the amiable space chimp, arrived home by plane today some 25 hours after pioneering a jolting rocket trip a bit out of this world. <\/p>\n
He is due for thorough check-ups to learn if there are any danger signals against man going into space. Ham, the largest animal to make a sub-orbital flight, touched down at 1:11 p.m. aboard a C131 Air Force plane which brought him here from Grand Bahama Island. <\/p>\n
He was fished from the sea Tuesday after his rocket ride carrying home 155 miles high and 420 miles downrange into the south Atlantic. <\/p>\n
Ham came home to a bright, lovely day. <\/p>\n
The pilot reported Ham is 'happy, he looks very happy.' \"<\/p>\n
It was a grin biologist Jane Goodall would later interpret as \"the most extreme fear\" and a historic flight that would raise questions of cruelty but, back then, people were asking only what it meant for the future of space travel. <\/p>\n
Here's what the story said: <\/p>\n
\"1. It indicates manned space flight is feasible. An American astronaut is scheduled this spring to duplicate Ham's daring flight. <\/p>\n
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See the article here:<\/p>\n
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