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Iran hails successful satellite launch
From the Baron Munchhausen files.Iran hailed the successful launch of a home-built satellite on Wednesday amid Western concerns it is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons. The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket was carrying an "experimental capsule", state-owned Al-Alam television reported. State television's website said it was carrying "live animals" -- a rat, turtles and worms, the first such experiment by Iran in space technology. "The capsule has the ability to send back empirical data," the website said. State television showed footage of the rocket being fired from a desert launchpad leaving behind a thick plume of smoke. Check out the "space rocket" pic at the link. It looks like a Grad rocket. Those mouth breathers go from success to success. Posted by: ed 2010-02-03 |
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