Mercury-Redstone 2
Mercury-Redstone 2 was a Project Mercury uncrewed suborbital and auto-abort test that carried the chimpanzee Ham to qualify the spacecraft and life-support system.
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- Aliases
- MR-2Mercury Redstone 2Ham flight
- Name
- Mercury-Redstone 2
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Mercury-Redstone 2 was a Project Mercury uncrewed suborbital and auto-abort test that carried the chimpanzee Ham to qualify the spacecraft and life-support system.
- End Date
- 1961-01-31
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The spacecraft and life-support test was successful; Ham survived the suborbital flight and recovery.
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- Start Date
- 1961-01-31
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:02:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:02:43 UTC
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