Iran sends monkey to space in 2012

[longbrained]

Iran will send monkey into space in early 2012 in preparation for eventual human space flight


Noshahr: Head of Iranian Space Agency, Hamid Fazeli, has said that the Iranian shuttle, Kavoshgar-5 (Explorer-5) carrying monkey to space will be launched into space during March-August 2012.

'Kavoshgar-5 will carry a biological capsule containing a monkey into space. This is actually a prelude to preparing Iran for sending a human astronaut into space before 2021,' Fazeli said, IRNA reported.

Referring to the fact that the world will witness further success of Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of launching satellites into space, he pointed out that sending Fajr satellite into space which was postponed in 2011 will take place in 2012.

Noting that only three countries have succeeded so far to send human astronaut into space, Fazeli pointed out that India is considering to send human astronaut into space by 2016.

Iran will send monkey into space in early 2012 - PakTribune

 

[IranZamin]

Good news, lets hope everything goes well

 

[Deno]

Good job!!

Lets hope that US won't try to sanction Iran for animal abuse

 

[Skull and Bones]

Congrats

 

[IranZamin]

So they will send Khamenei to space?

dont troll the topic

 

[untitled]

The PRIMATE[SUP]*[/SUP] should be enforced on Iran immediately


[sup]*[/sup] Persian Restriction In Mammalian Astro Testing Entente

 

[Surenas]

dont troll the topic

The last time Iran wanted to send a monkey in to space the monkey died and the attempt failed.

 

[IranZamin]

The last time Iran wanted to send a monkey in to space the monkey died and the attempt failed.

yes, and it will try again till it succeeds. Many countries did the same

 

[Skull and Bones]

The last time Iran wanted to send a monkey in to space the monkey died and the attempt failed.

Failure is very common in space missions.

 

[kingkobra]

The last time Iran wanted to send a monkey in to space the monkey died and the attempt failed.

it sure wasn't the last monkey on planet

 

[Skallagrim]

Good news. But ain't it expensive? And Iran is right now fighting a sanction!

 

[Skull and Bones]

Good news. But ain't it expensive? And Iran is right now fighting a sanction!

But money is not a problem for Iran. And their domestic R&D is worth praising.

So no problems for them at all.

 

[nomi007]

are they called astronaut or cosmonaut?

 

[untitled]

are they called astronaut or cosmonaut?

Falaknaut

 

[Surenas]

it sure wasn't the last monkey on planet

No, there are some in the regime though.