Iran to try launching monkey into space again In 2011, Iran
failed to send a rhesus monkey into orbit atop a Kavoshgar-5
rocket. Tue, Jan 15 2013 at 4:00 PM Artist's conception of
Iran's small Earth-watching satellite "Promise of Science and
Industry," a 50-kilogram satellite, which launched into orbit on
Feb. 3, 2012 atop Iran's Safir 1-B rocket. (Photo: Iranian Space
Agency) Iranian space officials announced they will make another
attempt to launch a live monkey into space within the next
month, according to news reports. "Testing phase of these living
capsules has ended and monkeys to be sent to space are now in
quarantine," Hamid Fazeli, head of the Iranian Space Agency, was
quoted as saying by the country's Mehr News Agency on Tuesday
(Jan. 15). "These monkeys will be sent into space according to a
timetable on Fajr Ceremonies," Fazeli said, referring to a
10-day period in the beginning of February when the Iranian
Revolution is commemorated. He added that the capsule is called
Pishgam, which means "pion