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Iran launches research rocket with mouse, turtle and worms into space; unveils 3 satellites
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoNdf6hlII[/youtube]Feb 3, 3:43 PM EST
Iran launches research rocket with mouse, turtle and worms into space; unveils 3 satellites
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI
Associated Press Writer
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran announced Wednesday it launched a menagerie of animals - including a mouse, two turtles and worms - into space on a research rocket, a feat President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said showed Iran could defeat the West in the battle of technology.