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Iran sends up rocket with test living capsule

By Dubai Newsroom

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran sent up a rocket with a test living space capsule on Wednesday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, as the country pressed on with plans to send astronauts into space.

The announcement came 10 years after Iran announced it had sent two live monkeys into space and brought them back safely.

The capsule reached an altitude of 130 km (80 miles) on Wednesday, the report said.

Iran sends up rocket with test living capsule
The country launches a biological capsule through a “Salman” Rocket at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on December 6, 2023. Iran’s Ministry of Defence/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS