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He was born in the jungles of Africa. He trained for two years on a secret air force base. He proved to be among the best. He flew into space and came back alive. His name was HAM astrochimp # 65. On 31st January 1961, HAM flew a Mercury Redstone rocket. On that day HAM became a national hero. Four months later, Alan Shepard follows him, becoming the first American in space. Producer : Frédéric FOUGEA Director : Jerôme Cecil AUFFRET Original music : Laurent FERLET Animals handlers : Michelle & Désiré RECH With : Brian QUINN, Paul SERE, Peter KING, Jerry DI GIACOMO, Zélie AUFFRET-BONAN. A Boréales production, in association with Animal Planet International and NHK With the participation of BBC, Planète, La 7, RTBF, Télévision Suisse Romande. With the help of CNC © Boréales NHK - 2006