Iran's Space Monkey Launch a Failure

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Iran's Space Monkey Launch a Failure

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Iran's Space Monkey Launch a Failure

Iran acknowledged Wednesday that its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month failed. "The Kavoshgar-5 rocket carrying a capsule with a live animal was launched during Shahrivar," Deputy Science Minister Mohammad Mehdinejad-Nouri said, referring to an Iranian calendar month spanning August 23 to September 22. "However, the launch was not publicized as all of its anticipated objectives were not accomplished," Mehdinejad-Nouri was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. He said the launch of a live animal into space was ...

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