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Iran 'Sends Monkey Into Space'

Posted January 29, 2013 8:54 AM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

Iran's defence ministry announces that it has successfully launched a monkey into space.

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01/29/2013 9:06 AM
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01/29/2013 9:47 AM

No complaints here.

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01/29/2013 9:54 AM

You may have just insulted the monkey.

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01/29/2013 10:05 AM

He's agreed to discuss the issue upon his return.

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01/29/2013 3:28 PM

Gosh, didn't know that Ahmadinejad was an Iranian A$$tronaught!?

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01/30/2013 4:12 PM

Obviously a man of many talents, one of which (for the purposes of manned space flight) is his stature: 5' 2" (1.58 m). You know how cramped those darned space capsules can be, especially when you must share your quarters with a somewhat radioactive payload, or so he hopes.

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