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Iran Hopes to Send an Astronaut into Space
By The Associated Press
posted: 21 August 2008
04:16 pm ET
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TEHRAN, Iran — State TV says Iran's space agency aims to send an astronaut to space
within 10 years.
The report Thursday quotes Space Agency chief Reza Taghipoor
saying the mission's timing will be decided over the next year. It gives no other
details.
Iran
has stepped up its space ambitions in recent years, worrying world leaders
already concerned about its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Iran
would have a ways to go before a manned
flight. On Sunday, Taghipoor said Iran test-fired a rocket capable of
carrying a satellite into orbit. The two-stage rocket released equipment that
beamed flight data back to ground control.
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