Thank you, Ham

[brockrwood]

Thank you, Ham the Chimp, for your service to NASA and humankind. Rest in peace.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_(chimpanzee)

 

[lakeroadster]

That rectal thermometer would have made most folks opt out of the flight.

"A number of physiological sensors were used to monitor the vital signs (electrocardiogram, respiration, and body temperature) of Ham. A commercial rectal thermistor probe was used instead of the probe used on the human Mercury astronauts.  The probe was inserted 8 inches deep into Ham's rectum.  The physiological sensors were placed on Ham about 10 hours before liftoff."​

 

[Antares JS]

"If you think about the number of openings on the human body and think about how far you can go up any one of them, you tell me which one would be most uncomfortable for you."

-John Glenn

 

[NTP2]

I love that a chimp has an early life page!

Ps I mean he deserves it but it’s still funny!

 

[brockrwood]

That rectal thermometer would have made most folks opt out of the flight.

"A number of physiological sensors were used to monitor the vital signs (electrocardiogram, respiration, and body temperature) of Ham. A commercial rectal thermistor probe was used instead of the probe used on the human Mercury astronauts.  The probe was inserted 8 inches deep into Ham's rectum.  The physiological sensors were placed on Ham about 10 hours before liftoff."​

That is one reason we should thank him.

 

[BABAR]

"If you think about the number of openings on the human body and think about how far you can go up any one of them, you tell me which one would be most uncomfortable for you."

-John Glenn

In medicine it is always a bad sign when the tube to orifice ratio exceeds unity.

 

[BABAR]