On Feb 3, 10:15*pm, "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)"
wrote:
"Paul A. Suhler" wrote in ...

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?

"You bet your sweet ass I am."


Did you attend the University of MD? I did! So, when I answer, you bet
your sweet ass I am, I REALLY mean it.