Editing Ham (chimpanzee) (section)

==Cultural references==
*Ray Allen & The Embers released the song "Ham the Space Monkey" in 1961.
* [[Tom Wolfe]]'s 1979 book ''[[The Right Stuff (book)|The Right Stuff]]'' depicts Ham's spaceflight,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZ_jQVH3oMwC&pg=PA178|title=The Right Stuff|last=Wolfe|first=Tom|date=March 4, 2008|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|isbn=9781429961325|pages=178}}</ref> as do its [[The Right Stuff (film)|1983 film]] and [[The Right Stuff (TV series)|2020 TV]] adaptations.
* The 2001 film ''[[Race to Space]]'' is a fictionalized version of Ham's story; the chimpanzee in the film is named "Mac".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/race-to-space-1200550841/|title=Race to Space|last=Foundas|first=Scott|date=March 14, 2002|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
* In 2007, a French documentary made in association with [[Animal Planet]], ''Ham—Astrochimp #65'', tells the story of Ham as witnessed by Jeff, who took care of Ham until his departure from the Air Force base after the success of the mission. It is also known as ''Ham: A Chimp into Space'' / ''Ham, un chimpanzé dans l'espace''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/vous/article/2007/07/13/ham-un-chimpanze-dans-l-espace_935082_3238.html|title=Ham, un chimpanzé dans l'espace|last=Kerviel|first=Sylvie|date=July 13, 2007|work=[[Le Monde]]|access-date=January 30, 2019|language=fr}}</ref>
* The 2008 3D animated film ''[[Space Chimps]]'' follows anthropomorphic chimpanzees and their adventures in space. The primary protagonist is named Ham III, depicted as the grandson of Ham.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
* In 2008, [[Bark Hide and Horn]], a folk-rock band from Portland, Oregon, released a song titled "Ham the Astrochimp", detailing the journey of Ham from his perspective.<ref>[http://www.portlandmercury.com/music/for-melville-with-love/Content?oid=868635 For Melville, With Love] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224222931/https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/for-melville-with-love/Content?oid=868635 |date=February 24, 2021 }}, by Ezra Ace Caraeff, August 14, 2008, ''Portland Mercury''</ref>