Bion 11 monkey flight is postponed

The launch of the Russian-NASA-international Bion 11 recoverable satellite, with two macaque monkeys aboard, has been postponed from 10 December to about 24-25 December by technical problems and launch pressures at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, indicating that new military launches are expected.

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