Iran tänker skicka astronaut till rymden

Innan året 2021 ska Iran ha skickat upp en astronaut till rymden, det säger IAO (Iranian Aerospace Organization).

"Iran has kicked off a 12-year project to send an astronaut into space, just days after conducting its first domestic satellite launch.

"The program's preliminary needs, assessments and feasibility studies have been carried out," Head of the Iranian Aerospace Organization, Reza Taqipour announced on Wednesday.

"China and India managed to send an astronaut to space in a 15 year program. We see ourselves taking the same path, but we hope to reach that goal in a shorter period," he added.

According to Taqipour, the Aerospace Organization had drawn up a comprehensive plan for the project that clarifies the role, which various academic and research institutions must play to carry out a successful space mission by 2021."

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