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The photo captures Ham, the first humanoid in space, during his historic flight in 1961. Ham, also known as "Ham the Chimp" and the "Astrochimp," was a chimpanzee selected to be part of the US space program's Project Mercury. His mission, Mercury-Redstone 2, marked the successful flight of the first humanoid in space, lasting 16 minutes and 39 seconds. Upon reentry, Ham's capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, and he was swiftly recovered by the USS Donner. Remarkably, he only suffered a bruised nose, with no other injuries. The true Moon Animal