Curious George

In March of 2014 Iran plans to send a second monkey into orbit. This comes after launching a monkey into space last January. Iran has also launched worms, mice, and other small animals into orbit in the past few years. The simian will likely not be too pleased about being blasted out of the atmosphere, but he will play a major part in Iran preparing for a manned space program. Due to these launches in the past few years it is apparent that Iran is trying to build a space program able to send men into orbit. This is one of the last stepping stones for them to take to achieve this goal. The last monkey came back with very few health problems and if this monkey comes back in good health then Iran may try to launch a man into space in the next couple years. This will be one small step for a monkey and one huge step for mankind.

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/iran-prepares-to-launch-new-monkey-in-space