An image grab taken from Iran's Al-Alam TV on January 28, 2013, shows an Iranian scientists at an unknown location holding a live monkey which the Tehran-based Arab-language channel said they sent up into space in a capsule and later retrieved intact. Al-Alam said the monkey was "alive" after traveling to an altitude of 120 kilometres (75 miles) for a sub-orbital flight as part of "preparations for sending a man into space," which is scheduled for 2020. AFP PHOTO/AL-ALAM TV ==RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / AL-ALAM TV" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)
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