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Iran sends off a space monkey

January 29, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

At least, according to Iranian state-run television. Iran released photos of the monkey strapped into a harness just before being launched into space. This time, the monkey returned to Earth […]

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A game of tag between the Dragon capsule and the ISS

October 8, 2012by Lindsey Reiser 3 Comments

The Dragon capsule and rocket Falcon 9 made a successful launch from Cape Canaveral last night. Now the capsule is currently playing the role of “It” in a celestial game […]

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