'Iran on track to sending humans to space'

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the successful mission of Pishgam (Pioneer) spacecraft, which successfully carried a monkey into space, is the first step for Iran towards sending humans into space. "Sending a spacecraft and returning it is the first step towards sending humans to space in later stages," Vahidi said on Monday.

On Monday, Iran launched Pishgam (Pioneer) spacecraft, which took a primate to the altitude of 120 kilometers, and returned it safely to Earth. Iran sent its first bio-capsule of living creatures into space in February 2010, using the indigenous Kavoshgar 3 (Discoverer 3) carrier. The country successfully launched its first indigenous data-processing satellite, Omid (Hope), into orbit in 2009.

As part of a plan to develop its space program, Iran successfully launched its second satellite, dubbed Rassad (Observation), into the earth's orbit in June 2011. Rassad's mission was to take images of the Earth and transmit them along with telemetry information to ground stations. Iran also sent its indigenously-built Navid-e Elm-o Sanat (Harbinger of Science and Industry) satellite into orbit in February 2012. The records made by the telecom, measurement and scientific satellite could be used in a wide range of fields.

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[samir0504]

Viva Irán!!

[brscic]

What is with monkeys,.. ? I am really glad someone in this economic shitstorn is progressing for humanity. Bankers want wars, keep moral highground

[painhammer4560]

lost me at dedicated to a peace!!

[painhammer4560]

fake!!

[FriendlyGiant1960]

If what they say is true, Good for Iran. I wish such technology was shared globally also.

[TheWorldgonecrazy]

If Keshe has what he says he has , Why is Iran messing about with old fashioned rockets talk about blowing his scam , because if he is TRUE (and I wish so much for it to be true) you would not be wasting money on sh$t like that . Very sad for us :-(

[Aryan Zagros]

Ahmadinejad said he wanted to be the first monkey sent to space. 

[bichhuonglove70]

Poor monkey next time please send iran gay up not the monkey

[tigerham33]

Andy is ayaya hing fucked up- Andy 2pac rideout Ayaya Iran Ohio-

[Mike Mendoza]

Man people are so ignorant. They think all Muslims are terrorist. I think they should run there country as they wish, heck I am not even Iranian. It is only a matter of time before new super powers emerge.

[John Doe]

I think this is a great achievement for Iran, showing not only how technologically and scientifically far they have come, but also that Iran maintains and is dedicated to a peaceful, civilian based program the whole world could learn from. We should learn from our mistakes with Cuba, and end this embargo so we two peoples can learn and help each other grow. Otherwise, we're just handing oil supplies over to china.

[TheBergermiester]

They don't want "space technology", its all about devloping ICBMs so than can send "peaceful nuclear technologies" to Europe and the US............we should nuke those towel wearing bastards and put that monkey out of its misery