Space monkey 'big step' for Iran: defence minister
- Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 22.44
- Online news: World
Iran took a "big step" towards sending astronauts into space by 2020, successfully launching a monkey above the Earth's atmosphere, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state television.
An image taken from Al-Alam TV footage on January 28, 2013 shows a man at an unknown location with a monkey said to have been sent into space. Iran took a "big step" towards sending astronauts into space by 2020, successfully launching a monkey above the Earth's atmosphere, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV.
Washington however said if the report on the launch was true, then Iran might have violated a UN resolution banning it from any activity relating to ballistic missile technology.
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