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Ham the Chimp
NASA calls this "The famous 'hand shake' welcome." Chimpanzee astronaut Ham is greeted by the recovery ship commander after his flight on the Mercury Redstone rocket on 31 January 1961. Photo courtesy of NASA (GPN-2000-001004).
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