Alamogordo, New Mexico - Grave of Ham the Astrochimp
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- Address:
- Hwy 2001, Alamogordo, NM
- Directions:
- Hwys 54/70 north through town. Just past the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped, turn right on Indian Wells Rd. Drive to the end, then left on Scenic Drive, then a quick right onto Hwy 2001 up the hill to the New Mexico Museum of Space History. The International Space Hall of Fame is at the upper parking lot.
- Hours:
- Daylight Hours. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 505-437-2840
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Alamogordo, New Mexico - Grave of Ham the Astrochimp
The final resting place of Ham, the first chimp in space, in 1961, is fittingly at The International Space Hall of Fame. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
The final resting place of Ham, the first chimp in space, in 1961, is fittingly at The International Space Hall of Fame. Roadsideamerica.com Report...
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