March 17, 2011 - 11:35 AMT
Iran launches rocket carrying a test capsule into space

Iran has launched its Kavoshgar-4 rocket carrying a test capsule into space, the official IRNA news agency said, quoting the president's office. The capsule is designed to carry a monkey but there were no living creatures on board, the report said, adding that the Iranian Space Agency had carried out the launch on March 15, AFP reported.