Tal Inbar, head of the Center for Space Research at the Fisher Institute, says that this time the Iranians used a Shihab 3-type Mosab missile, powered by liquid fuel, on which an additional (non-motorized) stage was assembled.
Iran launched a live monkey into space and returned it safely to Earth in a capsule that provided it with living conditions. Tal Inbar, head of the Center for Space Research at the Fisher Institute, says that this time the Iranians used a Shihab 3-type Mosab missile, powered by liquid fuel, on which an additional (non-motorized) stage was assembled.
The monkey named Fargam is the second monkey sent into space by Iran this year. In a message delivered yesterday (Saturday), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the Iranian scientists for their recent achievements.
From the details released by the Iranians to the public, it was stated that the rocket in which the monkey was flown to the limit of the atmosphere was propelled by liquid fuel for the first time.
On June 28, Iran launched its first monkey named Fishgam (pioneer) in a self-made capsule, and announced that this was the first step towards sending a man into space.
The head of Iran's space agency, Khashid Fazli, claimed in February that NASA experts confirmed that Iran had indeed carried out a successful launch.
The Iranian government television network, PRESSTV reports that Iran plans to launch more living creatures into space during the next stages of the project.
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The Iranian media is known for its dubious credibility (during the previous president's time they announced that they had built flying saucers). In any case, perhaps it would be better to focus its energy on preventing the advancement of the Iranian missile program in addition to the nuclear program.
It is better to launch Khamenei. Pity the monkey.