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Iran Sent a Capsule Capable of Holding Animals into Orbit.
Despite popular opinion, the first animals in space were not dogs or chimps, they were fruit flies launched by the…
12 months ago
This is What War (and Borders) Look Like From Space
There’s an oft-used idiom that you can’t see political borders from space, but we’ve known for a while it’s no…
10 years ago
Second Monkey Travels Safely To Space And Back, Iran Reports
Iran's space program reportedly launched its second monkey into space on a 15-minute flight on Saturday (Dec. 14). Reports from the…
11 years ago
Iran Releases Plans for Manned Spacecraft
After Iran launched a monkey in a suborbital rocket earlier this year, they are now setting their sights on sending…
11 years ago
Iran Launches a Monkey on a Suborbital Rocket
According to Iran state media, Iran launched a suborbital rocket last week with a passenger aboard: a monkey. A gray…
12 years ago
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Strait of Hormuz Shot from the International Space Station – World Strategic Flashpoint
[/caption]A beautiful and peaceful Christmas-time picture of The Strait of Hormuz was shot from the International Space Station (ISS) soaring…
13 years ago