Iran might send a Persian cat as next animal astronaut to space, an official has revealed.
Senior space program official, Mohammad Ebrahimi, said Iran's next space capsule could carry the Persian cat, which is a long-haired and flat-faced breed named after Iran's former name of Persia.
According to Fox News, he said the launch will happen by the end of Iran's current year, which ends March 21.
Ebrahimi said the next launch would be with a larger, liquid-fueled rocket. He said it will be launched to a 72-mile level, too.
Earlier this year, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wanted to be Iran's first astronaut.
