Iran To Send Monkey To Space

• 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.

• 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...