On March 24, 1961, NASA's Mercury Redstone rocket launched on its last uncrewed flight before it started sending astronauts into space. The mission was known as the Mercury Redstone Booster ...
On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first hominid to travel into space, marking a critical milestone in the early days of the U.S. space program. Launched aboard NASA’s ...