A gray-tufted monkey strapped in a pod resembling an infant's car seat rode an Iranian rocket into space and returned safely, officials said today in what was described as a step toward Tehran's ...

These differences have been pointed out by Western media, which have questioned the success of the monkey space mission. A previous attempt to send a primate into space failed in 2011.

Space monkey Iran has taken a "big step" towards sending astronauts into space by 2020, successfully launching a monkey above the Earth's atmosphere, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state ...

Over the weekend Iranian officials, seeking to put to rest the idea that monkey business was involved, explained that one of the two official packages of photos of Iran's famed simian space ...

China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has set a goal of more than 1,000 experiments to be conducted in fields ranging from technical spheres to medical science. The agency has also received application ...

So the monkey is not hurt,” he says. Manoj learnt the language of the alpha male monkey after observing them for years. “In alpha male monkeys, the leader has a lot of control on his troop.

Ham, a chimpanzee who was sent to space in 1961, is often referred to as the first monkey sent to space. But, there is some debate over this, given the early history of animals in space.