Ham



Ham (AKA- Chang, Chimp No. 65) lived from July 1956 to January 19, 1983, also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp was a early participant in the space race. His name came from the acronym for Holloman Aerospace Medical Center, located at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Early life
He was born during July 1956 in the Cameroon,

NASA career
Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2)

Link

 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_(chimpanzee)
 * This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury - NASA SP-4201
 * NASA NSSDC Master Catalog
 * Mercury spacecraft #5 display page on A Field Guide to American Spacecraft website.