says it successfully sent a monkey into space on Monday and retrieved the animal alive. If true, the mission represents a major step towards the nation putting human astronauts into orbit. The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency, or IRNA, said that the successful launch of and retrieval of ...
A still image from an undated video footage released on January 28, 2013 by Iran's state-run English language Press TV shows a monkey that was launched into space. Iran said on Monday it had launched the live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile delivery systems that are alarming to ...
An image from Iran's Press TV, broadcast on Jan. 28, 2013, shows a monkey which the Islamic Republic claims was successfully rocketed into space, and then retrieved safely./ When the Iranian government announced this morning the successful launch of a monkey into space, animal lovers and ...
Associated Press/AP Video - In this undated image taken from AP Television, scientists in Iran surround a monkey ahead of a space launch. Iran said it had successfully sent the monkey into space on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, describing the launch as another step toward Tehran's goal of a manned ...
that nation today successfully launched a "living creature into space." More specifically, it says a monkey was sent up about 75 miles and later " ." It's part of what Iran says is work toward a manned space program. According to Iran's Press TV, the nation's space agency plans to launch its ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Monday it has successfully sent a monkey into space, describing the launch as another step toward Tehran’s goal of a manned space flight. According to a brief report on state TV, the rocket dubbed Pishgam, or Pioneer in Farsi, reached a height of 120 kilometers (72 ...
Iran said Monday it has successfully sent a monkey into space, describing the launch as another step toward Tehran's goal of a manned space flight. According to a brief report on state TV, the rocket dubbed Pishgam, or Pioneer in Farsi, reached a height of 72 miles. The report gave no other ...
Iranian state news reports a monkey strapped inside a capsule launches into space/ An Iranian minister calls the monkey's trip "the first step for sending humans into space"/ A U.S. official says such a launch, if confirmed, violates a U.N. Security Council resolution/ Animals have been used for ...
TEHRAN, Iran — A gray-tufted monkey strapped in a pod resembling an infant's car seat rode an Iranian rocket into space and returned safely, officials said Monday in what was described as a step toward Tehran's goal of a manned space flight. The mission also touched on concerns that advances in ...
After Iran's state news service said the nation had , a photo of the animal surfaced online -- and it doesn't look like it's too happy. on Monday. The photo was originally shown on Iran's state-run news program, Press TV: According to a brief report on state TV, the rocket dubbed Pishgam, or ...
, 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 ...
DUBAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile delivery systems that are alarming the West which fears the technology could be used to deliver a nuclear warhead. The Defence Ministry announced the launch as world powers sought ...
Monkey was sent up in a Pishtam, or Explorer, rocket/ U.S. concerned tech from Iran's space program could be used elsewhere/ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says the country has successfully sent a monkey into space in what's described as another step toward Tehran's goal of a manned space ...
Iran said on Monday it had launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile delivery systems that are alarming to the West given Tehran's parallel advances in nuclear technology. The defiance ministry announced the launch as world powers sought to agree a date and venue with Iran ...
(AP) — Iran said Monday it has successfully sent a monkey into space, describing the launch as another step toward According to a brief report on state TV, the rocket dubbed Pishgam, or Pioneer in Farsi, reached a height of 120 kilometers (72 miles). The report gave no other details on the ...
(AP) — Iran said Monday it has successfully sent a monkey into space, describing the launch as another step toward According to a brief report on state TV, the rocket dubbed Pishgam, or Pioneer in Farsi, reached a height of 120 kilometers (72 miles). The report gave no other details on the ...
has successfully launched a live monkey into space, the state news agency said on Monday, touting it as an advance in a missile and There was no independent confirmation of the report, which quoted a defense ministry statement. It said the launch coincided "with the days of" the Prophet ...
Iranian state TV says the country has successfully sent a monkey into space in what's described as another step toward Tehran's goal of a Monday's report said the monkey was sent up in a Pishtam, or Explorer, rocket to a height of 120 kilometres. It gave no other details on the timing or ...
owned television service, PressTV, claimed on Monday that the country has sent a monkey into outer space. The animal, launched in a capsule code-named Pishgam, isn't the first organism launched by the Iran Space Agency. In 2010, Iran sent a rat and some turtles and worms into space aboard a ...
In this undated image taken from AP Television, scientists in Iran surround a monkey ahead of a space launch. Iran said it had successfully sent the monkey into space on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, describing the launch as another step toward Tehran's goal of a manned space flight. According to a ...
in what it says is a prelude to sending humans in the next several years. , the state-run satellite broadcaster, reported Monday that the animal was launched in a space capsule code named Pishgam, or Pioneer. Earlier in the month on January 15, the director of (ISA) Hamid Fazeli said because of ...
Iran's claim to have lofted a monkey into space is making headlines but Western experts worry it's part of a quest for powerful ballistic missiles./ 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 ...
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi confirmed on Monday that Iran successfully launched a monkey into space, fueling Western concerns that Teheran plans to develop long-range missiles. Images broadcast on Iranian state television showed a small, gray-tufted monkey wearing body protection being ...
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 ...
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