North Carolina honors the chimpanzee who helped pave the way to space

North Carolina honors the chimpanzee who helped pave the way to space

ASHEBORO, NC (WWAY) — A North Carolina resident with an out-of-this-world story will soon receive a permanent place in state history. Ham the Astrochimp, the first hominid launched into space, will be honored with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker near the entrance of the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. The marker will be installed on July 14 at the roundabout near Zoo Connector (N.C. 159) and Zoo Parkway, recognizing Ham’s historic ro…

A chimpanzee that was launched into space will be recognized with a historical marker near Zoo

ASHEBORO, N.C. (NCN NEWS) — A chimpanzee that was launched into space and later lived at the North Carolina Zoo soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The marker commemorating Ham the Astrochimp will be installed on Tuesday, July 14, at the roundabout at Zoo Connector (NC 159) and Zoo Parkway, near the zoo entrance in Asheboro. Ham was the first hominid launched into space on Jan. 31, 1961. He flew a suborbital …