Apple QuickTime movie | 1995-08-24 | 3.7 MB | 320x192 | 30fps | 1 minute, 14 seconds
Transcription: The final preparations were reaching a climax as both superpowers prepared to launch a man into space. In January 1961, Ham the Chimpanzee flew on board Mercury MR-2. Though he returned safely, the flight was bumpy and the Redstone booster needed more testing. The Soviets launched Sputnik 9 and 10 in March as full rehearsals for their first manned mission. Both craft carried a dummy cosmonaut and a dog on board. The missions were completely successful. With Atlas once again failing spectacularly on March 25th, NASA was now experiencing difficulties with both types of booster that Mercury was u ...
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