Space Monkeys

Iran's new astronaut is going where many primates have gone before.

JANUARY 28, 2013

America's first human astronaut Alan Shepard is photographed with Ham, a chimpanzee who preceded him in space by five months with a sub-orbital flight aboard the Mercury Redstone rocket on Jan. 31, 1961. Ham's successful mission paved the way for Shepard's mission on May 5, 1961. -/AFP/Getty Images

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