
more at scitech.quickfound.net Use of primates (chimpanzees, rhesus monkeys) in space medicine (bioastronautics) research. Includes the launch of Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) with the astrochimp Ham aboard. "DEPICTS MISSION AND FACILITIES OF AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY AT HOLLOMAN AFB, NM SHOWS TRAINING AND CARE OF PRIMATES. POINTS OUT THEIR VITAL USE IN DECOMPRESSION AND RADIATION STUDIES, BLOOD ANALYSES AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE. PICTURES DECELERATION, PULMONARY AND SPACE CAPSULE TESTS. STRESSES LABORATORY'S CONTRIBUTION TO SAFETY IN FUTURE SPACE TRAVEL." Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization. Split with MKVmerge GUI (part of MKVToolNix), the same software can recombine the downloaded parts (in mp4 format): www.bunkus.org part 2: www.youtube.com en.wikipedia.org Ham (July 1956 -- January 19, 1983), also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp, was the first chimpanzee launched into outer space in the American space program. Ham's name is an acronym for the lab that prepared him for his historic mission — the Holloman Aerospace Medical Center, located at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Ham was born July 1956 in Cameroon, captured by animal trappers and sent to Rare Bird Farm in Miami, Florida. He was purchased by the United <b>...</b>
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