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| Iran has launched monkey into space, claims news agency | |
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| Iran has launched a live monkey into space, the Fars news agency reported, lauding it as an advance in a missile and space programme that has alarmed the west and Israel. | Iran has launched a live monkey into space, the Fars news agency reported, lauding it as an advance in a missile and space programme that has alarmed the west and Israel. |
| There was no independent confirmation and there have been no announcements by western powers of any Iranian launch late last week. | There was no independent confirmation and there have been no announcements by western powers of any Iranian launch late last week. |
| Fars said the monkey was launched into space on a Kavoshgar rocket. The rocket reached a height of more than 75 miles (120km) and "returned its shipment intact", Fars reported. | Fars said the monkey was launched into space on a Kavoshgar rocket. The rocket reached a height of more than 75 miles (120km) and "returned its shipment intact", Fars reported. |
| Iran announced plans in 2011 to send a monkey into space, but that attempt was reported to have failed. | Iran announced plans in 2011 to send a monkey into space, but that attempt was reported to have failed. |
| Western countries are concerned the long-range ballistic technology used to propel Iranian satellites into orbit could be used to launch atomic warheads. Tehran denies such suggestions and says its nuclear work is purely peaceful. | Western countries are concerned the long-range ballistic technology used to propel Iranian satellites into orbit could be used to launch atomic warheads. Tehran denies such suggestions and says its nuclear work is purely peaceful. |