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Five gecko lizards sent into orbit on a Russian space satellite as part of a sex experiment have all died, the Russian space agency says.
The Foton-M4 satellite returned to Earth on Monday, the Roscosmos agency said in a statement.
Experts say the geckos may have frozen to death after the heating system broke down, Russian news agencies report.
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Russia loses control of gecko sex experiment satellite

A Russian satellite containing geckos, fruit flies and mushrooms could plummet to earth if control is not regained, according to reports.
The engine of the Foton-M4 satellite, with several experiments on board, has stopped responding to ground control.
All other systems are intact, the Progress space centre stated, including "one-way" transmission of information.
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