Iran Says It Sent Monkey Into Space and Back

Posted by samzenpus on Monday January 28, 2013 @03:22AM from the space-monkey dept.

Iranian state TV is claiming that the country has successfully sent a monkey into space and back, bringing Iran one step closer to its goal of a manned space flight. According to the report, the rocket named Pishgam, or Pioneer in Farsi, reached a height of 120km. From the article: "Iran has long said it seeks to send an astronaut into space as part of its ambitious aerospace program, including plans for a new space center announced last year. In 2010, Iran said it launched an Explorer rocket into space carrying a mouse, a turtle and worms."

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Re:Pigs in space! by filthpickle · 2013-01-28 04:11 · Score: 4, Interesting

While I am sure the parent was kidding...I have a friend who is only moderately stupid that firmly believes that the moon landings were faked. I found this a couple weeks ago, an interesting point of view.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXTF6bs1IU

We would have faked it...but actually doing it was easier at the time.