Iran Space Program

Iran Looks To Space

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.30.2012

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MAHDASHT, Iran (AP) — Iran opened a key space facility to visiting journalists for the first time Wednesday in an apparent effort to show its willin...

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Iran Plans To Send Live Monkey Into Space

AP | Posted 08.27.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran says it plans to send a monkey into space next month as the next step in a space program that Western leaders worry could also br...

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U.S. Space Entrepreneur Accused Of Aiding Iran

Posted 08.27.2011

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(DOUGLAS BIRCH, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST) WASHINGTON -- Growing up in a provincial town in Iran, Nader Modanlo was fascinated by the flickering TV image...

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Iran Reportedly Launches Homemade Satellite Into Orbit

AP | by ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 08.15.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran launched a satellite into earth orbit Wednesday, Iran's state TV reported, in a feat that is likely to raise concerns among ...

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Rat, Turtles, Worm In Space: Iran Announces Launch Of Animals Into Space

latimes.com | Borzou Daragahi | Posted 05.25.2011

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State television aired footage of the flying Kavoshgar-3. Photos posted to news websites showed a rat strapped into a space pod. Reports said two turt...

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Iran Unveils Satellite Booster Rockets

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Wednesday it launched a menagerie of animals – including a mouse, two turtles and worms – into space o...

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Iran's Rockets To Be New And Improved: Ahmadinejad

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Tehran was working on manufacturing rockets that can carry satellites heavier than the one ...

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Iran Launches First Homegrown Satellite (VIDEO)

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has successfully sent its first domestically made satellite into orbit, the country's president announced Tuesday, claiming ...

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