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  • Walter Cunningham (1932 - 2023)
    Ronnie Walter Cunningham (March 16, 1932 – January 3, 2023) was an American astronaut, fighter pilot, physicist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of the 1977 book The All-American Boys. NAS...

The New Mexico Museum of Space History is a museum and planetarium complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States, dedicated to artifacts and displays related to space flight and the Space Age. It includes the International Space Hall of Fame. The Museum of Space History highlights the role that New Mexico has had in the U. S. space program, and is one of eight museums administered by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The museum has been accredited by American Alliance of Museums since 1993.: 55  The museum is also a Smithsonian Affiliate.

The museum is the resting place of Ham, the chimpanzee who, in 1961, became the first great ape to fly into space.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_Museum_of_Space_History