Iran Space Monkey

• Iran says it sends second monkey into space, brings it back safely

  Iran said on Saturday it had sent a second live monkey into space and brought it back safely, state news agency IRNA reported.

• Iran plans to use Persian cat as next animal astronaut

  Iran says it is considering sending a Persian cat into space as the next animal astronaut after claims of launching a monkey earlier this year.

• Monkey business? US unsure of Iran's space claims

  The United States expressed doubt on Monday about Iran's claim that it safely returned a monkey from space, saying it is questionable that the monkey survived - or if the flight happened at all.

• Tweeting John McCain compares Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to monkey

  Outspoken US Senator John McCain raised eyebrows online on Monday when he compared Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a monkey that the Islamic republic recently launched into space.

• Internet wonders which monkey Iran sent into space

  Iran's announcement that it had successfully sent a monkey into space stirred questions on the Internet on Saturday, with people pointing to differences between official images of the primate before takeoff and after landing.

• US concerned over Iran reportedly sending monkey into space

  Expressing concerns over Iran launching a monkey into the space using ballistic missile technology, the US has said the reports, if true, stand as a violation of the UN Security Council resolution.

• Iran sends monkey into space, showing missile progress

  Iran said on Monday it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile delivery systems that are alarming the West which fears the technology could be used to deliver a nuclear warhead.

• Iran renews plan to send monkey into space: reports

  Iran will try again to send a live monkey into space after a previous attempt failed in 2011, media reports said on Tuesday quoting the space chief, who gave a launch date of before mid-February.

• Iran plans to send monkey into space

  Iran plans to send a live monkey into space, a media report said on Thursday.The space capsule designed to carry a live monkey was unveiled by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in February."The Kavoshgar-5 rocket will be launched during the month of Mordad (July 23 to August 23) with a 285-kg capsule carrying a monkey to an altitude of 120 km," the Dai...