Enos (chimpanzee)
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enos-chimpanzee-165-16463361
title:
Enos (chimpanzee)
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Enos was a chimpanzee launched into space by NASA, following his predecessor Ham. He was the only chimpanzee to orbit the Earth, and the third hominid to do so after cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov. Enos's flight occurred on November 29, 1961. Enos was brought from the Miami Rare Bird Farm on April 3, 1960. He completed more than 1,250 training hours at the University of Kentucky and Holloman Air Force Base. Training was more intense for him than for Ham, who had become the first great
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Only chimpanzee and third great ape to orbit Earth
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enos_(chimpanzee)
date created:
2005-11-12T23:32:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T14:40:53Z
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