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Iran to send man into space in 2017: President Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (MNA) – President Ahmadinejad has announced Iranian scientists are on schedule to send the country’s first astronauts to space in seven years’ time.
He also said Iran will soon launch a new domestically-manufactured satellite into orbit.
“In the near future we will launch a measurement satellite into space. And the satellite will have a lifespan of one year,” Ahmadinejad said in a speech in the western city of Hamedan on Wednesday.
Iran is advancing rapidly and is making scientific breakthroughs in spite of the West’s sanctions against the country, he said.
In February 2009, Iran launched its first domestically-engineered satellite, dubbed Omid (Hope), into orbit.
In February 2010, Iran launched a research rocket into space with a menagerie of animals on board.
The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer 3 in English), carried one rodent, two turtles, and several worms into space and returned them to Earth alive.
He also said Iran will soon launch a new domestically-manufactured satellite into orbit.
“In the near future we will launch a measurement satellite into space. And the satellite will have a lifespan of one year,” Ahmadinejad said in a speech in the western city of Hamedan on Wednesday.
Iran is advancing rapidly and is making scientific breakthroughs in spite of the West’s sanctions against the country, he said.
In February 2009, Iran launched its first domestically-engineered satellite, dubbed Omid (Hope), into orbit.
In February 2010, Iran launched a research rocket into space with a menagerie of animals on board.
The Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer 3 in English), carried one rodent, two turtles, and several worms into space and returned them to Earth alive.
