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Iran launched a monkey into space and then recovered it. Altitude was 75-miles.
True the launch reached space however there is much media hype over what this means (not to mention comments by govt officials). Although this launch vehicle might be a threat nearby countries it would not be a threat to the USA or western Europe.
This launch was far from putting a monkey into low earth orbit; to that the launch vehicle had to reach a velocity of around 17,000 mph at an altitude of 100-miles.
The Iran launch was basicly a sounding rocket - shot straight up to 75-miles where its final acent velocity is zero mph.
In the USA amateur rocketers have reached more than 62-miles in launches from Nevada.
True the launch reached space however there is much media hype over what this means (not to mention comments by govt officials). Although this launch vehicle might be a threat nearby countries it would not be a threat to the USA or western Europe.
This launch was far from putting a monkey into low earth orbit; to that the launch vehicle had to reach a velocity of around 17,000 mph at an altitude of 100-miles.
The Iran launch was basicly a sounding rocket - shot straight up to 75-miles where its final acent velocity is zero mph.
In the USA amateur rocketers have reached more than 62-miles in launches from Nevada.
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