Iran's Attempt To Launch A Monkey Into Space Ends In Failure

A top official in Iran's space program admitted that the country's attempt to launch a monkey into outer space ended in failure, according to reports.

Sections:  world   
Topics:  astronomy   iran   middle east   monkey   space program   
RELATED ARTICLES
  • NASA details plans to pluck rock off asteroid, explore it
    NASA is aiming to launch a rocket to an asteroid in five years and grab a boulder off of it — a stepping stone for an eventual trip sending humans to Mars. More
  • Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran
    WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
  • Germany: Chancellor Merkel on visit to Afghanistan
    Germany says its leader is in Afghanistan to on a surprise visit to the nation's troops serving with NATO's force in a war against Taliban insurgents. More
  • Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers
    The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
  • Iran president still a force even as his era ends
    When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran's ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. More
BING NEWS:
  • Is SpaceX’s latest Starship launch a ‘great stride’ in space? Key takeaways
    Here are the highlights of the Starship rocket and Thursday’s launch by the United States company: Starship and the milestones it achieved on this flight. The test flight was th ...
    03/14/2024 - 10:50 pm | View Link
  • SXSW Preview + Hot List: Movies With Pedro Pascal, Ayo Edebiri & Diane Warren For Sale As Stormy Daniels Rides Into Austin To Shake Up Festival
    RELATED: SXSW Sets Anne Hathaway Movie ‘The Idea Of You’ As Closing-Night Film This year’s post-Oscar bookings at Austin’s Paramount Theatre include Universal’s Monkeypaw-produced Monkey Man ... on ...
    03/7/2024 - 7:26 pm | View Link
  • This is how to save the European Green Deal
    To keep up with its climate ambitions, five priority areas must urgently be put at the forefront of the European green agenda, World Economic Forum's Marushia Gislén and Emmy van Enk write.
    03/7/2024 - 1:37 am | View Link
  • Iran's Pars 1 satellite enters space after Russian launch
    DUBAI (Reuters) - Russia launched into space an Iranian research satellite ... "Our current domestic launch bases do not yet have the ability of injecting satellites at the right inclination ...
    02/28/2024 - 7:07 pm | View Link
  • More

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More World News