Films 2008

Ham the Astrochimp

Boréales, France 2, France 5, RTBF, TSR, Planète, BBC
Boréales, France 2, France 5, RTBF, TSR, Planète, BBC
Director: Jérôme Cécil-Auffret
Producer: Boréales, France 2, France 5, RTBF, TSR, Planète, BBC
Production Year: 2007
Country: France
Length: 48 min.


He was born in the jungles of Africa. He trained for 2 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. 4 months later, Alan Shepard follows him, becoming the first human being in space.