Ham was the first great ape launched into space! It was for about 16 terrifying minutes, and the results from his launch led to the launching of Alan Shepard on may 5th, 1961. Pop in your buds and join us in the final frontier.

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Sources:

• Ham the AstroChimp Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_(chimpanzee)

• Save the Chimps Site; Ham, the First Chimpanzee in Space - https://savethechimps.org/ham-space-chimp/

• New Mexico Museum of Space History site; Ham the Astro-Chimp - https://www.nmspacemuseum.org/space-stories/ham-the-astro-chimp/?doing_wp_cron=1664551034.8623518943786621093750

• French Cameroon Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Cameroon

• Miami Rare Bird Farm wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Rare_Bird_Farm

• Brazilian Pepper wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinus_terebinthifolia

• Holloman Air Force Base wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holloman_Air_Force_Base

• Chop Chop Chang Patch - http://www.retrorocketemblems.com/content/chop-chop-chang-commemorative-patch-ham-astrochimp

• Joseph V. Brady wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_V._Brady

• Project Mercury wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury

• Shock the monkey Lyrics - https://genius.com/Peter-gabriel-shock-the-monkey-lyrics

• Ray Allen & the Embers song “Ham the Space Monkey” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sopYjL5F0R0&ab_channel=ResnikMusicGroup

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