“Ham” in his NASA gear as he is about to board the Mercury-Redstone-2 capsule prior to his test flight conducted on January 31, 1961. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the US, running from 1958-1963. Ham lived for another 22 years after working for NASA. [800 x 1424] via /r/spaceporn https://ift.tt/3jaS23M

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