A tale (tail) of space

A Tale of Space by J.B. Pravda

Torn between peace between peoples of differing traditions and his
concerns about posing as the chained primate in Grigori's feigned
insanity as his ticket home, Simpson agreed to play Jocko the monkey in
the transmission from Mir, hoping that when his time came to return his
prehensile tail would fit into his spacesuit.