{"id":1980,"date":"2013-01-29T11:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1980"},"modified":"2013-01-29T11:00:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T11:00:45","slug":"iran-fire-a-monkey-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/iran-fire-a-monkey-into-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran fire a monkey into space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As any good Star Trek fan will know, space is the final frontier.<\/p>\n<p>For years governments have been obsessed with sending people into orbit in an effort to find out more about the universe.<\/p>\n<p>This has led to some iconic pictures, such as footage of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first men to walk on the moon.<\/p>\n<p>However, Iran has a slightly different take on this, as it has just fired a monkey 120 km into the air before it came back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures have emerged showing the poor monkey strapped into a seat wearing a 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