It’s 1961, America and the Soviet Union are locked in an ever-escalating arms race to be the sole superpower on Earth. With the fear of nuclear annihilation on the horizon and the brutal World War II fresh in their memory, they decide to take the battle to the stars. The Soviets have the lead, but little do they know the Americans have a secret weapon up their sleeve – a phenomenally gifted, three-foot-six chimpanzee from the deep jungles of Cameroon, named Ham. Follow his journey across Central-Africa, then his rapid rise through the NASA ranks. Battling the difficulties of space travel, a fiercely competitive Soviet space program, not to mention the prejudices facing a chimpanzee in Man’s world, join Ham on this breath-taking, life-changing, heart-warming adventure. Will Ham and NASA do the impossible and put an ape on the moon? Did Elon Musk copy all his ideas from Ham? One thing’s for certain – after reading this book, you will never look at the night sky in the same way again.