Iran
has successfully launched a monkey into orbit, paving the way for space
flight team, said Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi state television.Arabic
language channel Al-Alam and other Iranian news agencies said the
monkey back alive after traveling in a capsule with an altitude of 120
kilometers for a sub-orbital flight."This
success is the first step towards a man conquering space and paves the
way for other moves," General Vahidi said, but said the process would
be the one in the space to be a long one."Here
are today's successful launch of our previous success in sending
[space] other living creatures probes [on board]," he said.Advertising"I landed on the monkey in the address, safe and alive and this is a big step for our experts and scientists."Iranian
state television also showed pictures of the capsule and monkey fitted
with a vest and then placed in a device like a baby car seat.A previous attempt in 2011 by the Islamic republic failed to put a monkey in space. There is no official explanation ever given.Defense
ministry statement quoted by Iranian media said earlier that Iran was
"successfully sent capsule, codenamed Pishgam (Pioneer), a monkey and a
recovery the secure shipment on the ground".Iran
announced in mid-January his intention to send a monkey into orbit as
part of "preparations for sending man into space", which is scheduled
for 2020.Iran's
space program is settlement of the Western nations fear could be used
to ballistic missiles capable of developing the nuclear warheads they
think confidence.The same technology can also be used in space rockets launched for use in ballistic missiles.The Security Council has imposed on Iran almost total embargo on nuclear and space technologies since 2007.Tehran has denied repeatedly that its nuclear and scientific programs mask military ambitions.Iran launches satellite was achieved earlier criticism: accused Tehran of "provocation".The Islamic republic has previously sent a rat, turtles and worms into space. It also launched by satellites - Omid February 2009, Rassad in June 2011 and Navid in February 2012.In
mid-May of last year, Tehran announced plans to launch satellite
observation Fajr (Dawn) experimental within a week, but it did not
happen and Iran gave no explanation for the delay.The
Fajr satellite by Iranian officials as "observe and measure" weighing
50 kg satellite, built by In Iran, a company affiliated with the
ministry of defense.
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