Three Asian countries who sent animals to space

China launched mice and rats in 1964 and 1965, and two dogs in 1966. They launched guinea pigs in 1990.

Japan launched its first animals, a species of newt, into space on March 18, 1995 aboard the Space Flyer Unit.

On February 3, 2010, Iran became the latest country to launch animals into space. The animals (a mouse, two turtles and some worms) were launched on top of the Kavoshgar 3 rocket and returned alive to Earth.