New space rocket

"Opens can of worms" in space race with west

The Guardian: Iran has launched a ­research rocket carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms into space – showing that the country can defeat the west in the battle of technology and that it will soon send its own astronauts, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saidtoday. Iranian state television broadcast images of officials placing the animals inside a capsule in the Kavoshgar 3 (explorer in Farsi) rocket before blast-off, although it did not report where or when the launch took place. The Iranian Students News Agency said the capsule had successfully returned to Earth with its "passengers". Western powers fear the technology used by Iran's space programme to launch satellites and research capsules could also be used to build long-range intercontinental missiles. A US defence expert said the launch underlined the closeness of Iran's space and military programmes. Ahmadinejad was unveiling three new ­Iranian-built satellites and the model of a light booster rocket, named Simorgh, which is in production >>>

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MRX1

so did

by MRX1 on Thu Feb 04, 2010 08:07 AM PST

the turtle and mice made it back or they stayed in outer space permanently?


AMIR1973

USSR did this in 1957 (and we know how advanced they were)

by AMIR1973 on Thu Feb 04, 2010 07:53 AM PST

Dear Brotherly Comrades, Peasants and Workers of the Democratic People's Islamic Republic of Iran, I would like to congratulate you on the tremendous blow delivered to the forces of Zionist, Capitalist Imperialism with this Great Leap Forward for Islamist Humanity. Now, please go back to raping prisoners.

The average person living in Iran who has to deal with the lousy economy, corruption, brutality, and censorship of this regime really cares as much about this insignificant BS as much as the IRI groupies here and their Fellow Travelers do. Oh yeah, they do. South Korea's GDP per capita is nearly 2.5 times higher than that of Iran (the difference wasn't nearly so big 30 years ago). Iran's GDP per capita is lower than that of Mauritius, Botswana, Gabon, and Mexico.


statira

Does anybody know what happened to the rocket!

by statira on Thu Feb 04, 2010 07:43 AM PST

Is the rocket going to be back on Earth or they just shoot it? What will happen to that cute rat? I really feel sorry for the rat. The way  they restrained and blindfolded him, it seems like he was going to join the" Rahmate Elahi!" 

And why the scientist guy had a mask on while everybody else had no mask? Was he one of those green movement students?

 


Abarmard

Absolutely great

by Abarmard on Thu Feb 04, 2010 07:40 AM PST

Congratulations to all Iranian :)


marhoum Kharmagas

I wish Iran continued success

by marhoum Kharmagas on Thu Feb 04, 2010 06:17 AM PST

It is great that despite all U.S/Israeli sabotage, pressure, and even terror of Iranian scientists, Iran can still have these kinds of achievements. I wish Iran total success, and U.S/Israeli corporate fascism failure.


cyclicforward

Another Propaganda

by cyclicforward on Thu Feb 04, 2010 05:53 AM PST

The IRI is so stupid that it thinks it can con the world and everyone is stupid or they really believe in their own kool aid. The rocket never made it to the orbit. It just went real high and then came down. Pretty much like the rockets you can buy at toys r us and send them up.

 


Anonymouse

از کلاه نمدی فقط پنبشو یاد گرفتن!

Anonymouse
Thu Feb 04, 2010 05:45 AM PST

Everything is sacred.


Sargord Pirouz

Iran has successfully

by Sargord Pirouz on Thu Feb 04, 2010 04:03 AM PST

Iran has successfully launched a satellite into space, where other supposedly more technologically advanced US allies such as South Korea have failed. All Iranians can take a measure of pride in this achievement.

(Unless, of course, you are anti-Iran.) 


saeb

ماهواره اسلامی

saeb
Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:20 AM PST

     البته این ماهواره طوری برنامه ریزی شده که از کنار سیاره زهره عبور نکند چون زهره حجاب نداره.


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