Iran's attempt to launch a monkey into space ends in failure
A top official in Iran's space program admitted that the country's attempt to launch a monkey into outer space ended in failure, according to reports. It is a blow to the Islamic republic’s effort to launch a man into space by 2020. So far, the Iranian Space Agency has only been successful in launching a rat, turtles and worms beyond Earth’s confines. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had announced his country’s intention to send a monkey in space aboard its Kavoshgar-5 rocket this year but never revealed a date. So, news of the failed ...
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