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Iranian Space Official: Photo Shows Wrong Monkey

Posted by samzenpus on from the pictures-of-you dept.

littlesparkvt writes "One of two official packages of photos of Iran's famed simian space traveler depicted the wrong monkey, but a primate really did fly into space and return safely to Earth, a senior Iranian space official confirmed Saturday. The two different monkeys shown in the photos released by Iran’s state media caused some international observers to wonder whether the monkey had died in space or that the launch didn’t go well."

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  1. Lies! by SternisheFan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just more lies from the decadent western press. Iran's space program is so far advanced that we had a super-secret dermatoligist waiting for this monkey in orbit, where his mole was removed. To believe otherwise goes against our religion, and dis-believers shall be beheaded! - Signed, The current Ayatollah of Iran

  2. yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah wrong monkey. This is the one that flies their new "stealth" fighter.