Space monkey

摘要

Iran's space agency isn't monkeying around. When Ramadan ends in mid-August, the nation intends to launch a Rhesus macaque into space, officials said last week. In 2010 an Iranian rocket carried worms, a mouse and two turtles as passengers, all of which were returned unharmed. Iranian forays into space have surprised international onlookers due to their speed and secrecy. It has launched three satellites in as many years, and a fourth is to be sent up in the next few months.