Iran claims successful space monkey launch

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Iran claims successful space monkey launch

An Iranian scientist holds a live monkey at an unknown location in Iran on January 28, 2013. Iranian state media reported that it lauched the monkey in a suborbital flight and returned it safely to Earth. The missile launch touched concerns that Iran could use this accomplishment to launch nuclear missiles, but there has been no immediately confirmation of Iran's claim. UPI

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