Iran Claims to Have Launched a Monkey into Space
, which is Farsi for "pioneer." The monkey's flight is said to be a prelude for Space.com reports that Iran had claimed to have attempted to put a monkey into space aboard its Kavoshgar-5 rocket in 2011, which suffered an undisclosed failure. Iran launched its first satellite in 2009. In 2010 it used a Kavoshhar-3 to fly a rat, two turtles, and a worm into space. It has launched Earth observation satellites in 2011 and 2012. , Iranian media claims that the Pishgam reached a height of 75 miles before returning successfully to Earth. Space ...
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