Iran fails to put monkey in space
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- An attempt by Iran to put a live monkey into space has been unsuccessful with the failure of the Kavoshgar-5 rocket, Iranian officials have admitted. The failure is seen as a setback to Iran's announced intentions to put a man into space by 2020, Discovery News reported. Tehran acknowledged Wednesday "all of (Kavoshgar-5's) anticipated objectives were not accomplished" in the launch that reportedly took place sometime between Aug. 23 and Sept. 22. The mission was intended to take the monkey to an altitude of 75 ...
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