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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…
1 year 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