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Vastly cheered by MA-4's triumph, NASA space engineers feel that a manned orbital flight is now all but accomplished. Within weeks, they will probably make final tests by putting a chimpanzee into orbit. If the chimp fares well, a human astronaut may follow before the end of the year...
...persistent rumors that Marine Lieut. Colonel John Glenn was the front runner, Shepard's peers had already picked him as their personal choice. His utter devotion to the experiment earned him the flight. Said he with a grin: "Maybe I'm a link between Ham the Space Chimp and man." Whatever the reasons, it was Shepard who was chosen by National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials for the first, historic hop. Slayton and Cooper busied themselves with communications; Schirra and Carpenter flew jet chase planes over the range; Slayton and Grissom were on hand to greet their buddy...
Given two chimpanzees (A and B), both "other directed," both infinitely fond of food scraps, and occupying neighboring cages in a public zoo. By making a fool of himself (by scratching, jumping, chattering, etc.), Chimp A wins the love and peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches of the selfless little schoolchildren who visit the zoo. Question: How do A's antics affect the behavior...
...Answer: Chimp B, jealous of his neighbor's popularity, also begins scratching, jumping and chattering in an effort to regain the attention of the spectators. He is forced to imitate A to compete with him. He is forced, in short, to utilize the principle of competitive emulation...
...Project Mercury has, so far, no reliability record. Its man-carrying capsules have been lobbed in short arcs, one of them carrying the live chimp, Ham, but none has gone into orbit. Project Mercury apparently intends to send one of its astronauts on a short, Hamlike rocket ride in a month or so. This will be an achievement of sorts, risky for the astronaut, but it will not compare in difficulty with a real descent from an earth orbit...