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Iran Plans To Put a Monkey Into Space

Posted by timothy on from the why-can't-they-put-them-all? dept.

arisvega writes "Iran plans to send a live monkey into space in the summer, the country's top space official said after the launch of the Rassad-1 satellite, state television reported on its website on Thursday. 'The Kavoshgar-5 rocket will be launched during the month of Mordad (July 23 to August 23) with a 285-kilogramme capsule carrying a monkey to an altitude of 120 kilometres (74 miles),' said Hamid Fazeli, head of Iran's Space Organisation. No mentioning on retrieving the monkey, though."

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  1. This is how you signal ICBM capability by Dr.+Spork · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This sounds all scientific and stuff, but basically the sending of larger mammals (plus life support gear) into space also indicates that you can send a nuclear warhead to any place on Earth. The Soviets first did this with Laika aboard Sputnik II, and this basically started a new phase of the cold war.

  2. Re:I didn't know that... by Stormwatch · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's such an offensive thing to say. I demand you apologize to the monkeys!

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  3. Re:You're a little late to the party, Iran. by Mindcontrolled · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I doubt that any space program in history has been run without thought for the military applications of the technology.

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  4. Re:I didn't know that... by martin-boundary · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh yes! Him and George Bush Jr trained together for the space missions back in '82.

  5. Simian munitions mount by AnotherScratchMonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    They don't mention the type of warhead the monkey will have in his arms.