- Source: Reuters
- Length: 1min 06sec
- theguardian.com
- Saturday 14 December 2013
Iran sends second monkey to space - video
Iranian state TV claims it has sent a monkey to space in a bid to edge to country further towards a human space mission. Saturday's experiment attached Fargam the monkey to a Kavoshgar rocket, releasing him 15 minutes into the flight in a parachute capsule. Scientists say they are measuring the monkey's physical state following the flight
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