One small misstep for Iran, one giant bummer for the monkey. Next time, send Ahmadinejad. Report: Iran Attempt to Launch Monkey Into Space Fails An attempt by Iran to launch a rocket carrying a live monkey into space in September has met with failure, stalling the country’s program to pursue a human spaceflight capability, according [...]
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