Editing Monkeys and apes in space (section)

==Iran==
On January 28, 2013, [[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] and [[Sky News]] reported that [[Iran]] had sent a monkey in a "[[Pishgam]]" rocket to a height of {{convert|72|mi|km}} and retrieved "shipment".<ref>Gizmodo: [https://gizmodo.com/5979441/iran-just-sent-a-monkey-into-space Iran Just Sent a Monkey Into Space], Jamie Condliffe, January 28, 2013</ref><ref>Sky News: [http://news.sky.com/story/1043897/iran-space-monkey-primate-sent-into-orbit Iran Space Monkey: Primate 'Sent Into Orbit'], January 28, 2013</ref> Iranian media gave no details on the timing or location of the launch, while details that were reported raised questions about the claim. Pre-flight and post-flight photos clearly showed different monkeys.<ref>{{cite web|author=Rob Williams |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/was-irans-monkey-in-space-launch-faked-before-and-after-pictures-of-spacetravelling-simian-appear-to-show-different-animals-8477551.html |title=Was Iran's monkey in space launch faked? Before and after pictures of space-travelling simian appear to show different animals – Middle East – World |work=The Independent |date=February 1, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2014}}</ref> The confusion was due to the publishing of an archive photo from 2011 by the [[Iranian Student News Agency]] (ISNA). According to Jonathan McDowell, a [[Harvard]] astronomer, "They just mixed that footage with the footage of the 2013 successful launch."<ref>{{cite web|last=Kamali |first=Saeed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran-blog/2013/feb/03/iran-space-monkey |title=Let's get the facts straight about Iran's space monkey &#124; World news |publisher=theguardian.com |date=February 3, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2014}}</ref>

On December 14, 2013, [[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] and [[BBC]] reported that Iran again sent a monkey to space and safely returned it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iran-monkey-space-21218048 |title=International News &#124; World News – ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=July 13, 2014 |access-date=July 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25378313 |title=BBC News – Iran 'sends monkey to space for second time' |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2014}}</ref> Rhesus macaques Aftab (2013.01.28) and [[Fargam]] (2013.12.14) were each launched separately into space and safely returned. Researchers continue to study the effects of the space trip on their offspring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-plans-manned-space-mission|title='Iran plans manned space mission' |publisher=The Straitstimes |date=September 16, 2017 |access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronaut.ru/animals/animals.htm |title='Полёты животных' |publisher=ASTROnote |date=March 31, 2014 |access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref>