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Old February 4th 10, 02:19 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history
Paul A. Suhler
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Default Turtles...In...Space!

In sci.space.history Pat Flannery wrote:
Iran has shot two turtles, a mouse, and worms into space today from the
back of a pickup truck as the world trembled in fear; then it was time
to kiss the Koran and show off the new rocket engine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DnZo...ayer_embedded#
That single stage solid rocket doesn't look like it would have the umph
to get something into space.
It also looks a lot like a ex-Soviet Frog-7 missile.



So when ground control asked, "Are you a turtle?" how
did the mouse respond?

Paul