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Iran launched a monkey into space, reports Agence France-Presse with reference to Al-Alam TV. Previously reported that this event was scheduled for early February 2013. By according to the Iranian television channel, a capsule launched into space with the monkey, called the Pishgam, landed safely. The state of the “passenger” capsule is not specified. Running animal in space is Iran’s preparation for the launch of its astronaut, scheduled for 2021. Iranian scientists intend on monkey to study the work of the body in zero gravity. That Iran intends to launch animals into space, it became known back in December 2008 year. At the same time, Iranian authorities claimed that the space The country’s program is exclusively peaceful. According to Iranian Institute for Aerospace Research, research in including the use of animals, should open the way to Iran manned space flights. It should be noted that before Iran already sent into space living organisms – worms, a turtle and a rat. In 2011, Iran had already planned to launch a monkey into space and even began preparatory work, but this did not happen. The reasons why launching a monkey on an Iranian rocket is not held, not disclosed.
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