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Iran is now a full-blown space-nation
Friday, 18 March 2011 12:56
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With the launch of their kavoshgar4 satellitte, capable of carring nadsupportring a monkey this week, Iran has joined the international community of space-faring nations
The capsule was unveiled by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on February 7 and is designed to carry a monkey but there were no living creatures on board. "This important scientific experiment was carried out on Esfand 24 (March 15) by the Iranian Space Agency," IRNA said. The launch was also a demonstration of their new rocket, capable of placing a 50kg satellite in a 350-400km orbit, according to IRNA. That is the same altitude as the International Space Station ISS. They also said that it is their goal, to be capable of placing a larger satellite into geostationary orbit in 6-7 years Source: Al Arabiya News Channel |
