By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Iran is expanding its space program and is going to send a monkey into space in February. The last time they tried this, the monkey died.
Hamid Fazeli, Iran's Director of Space, said yesterday that Iran would be entering another rocket into space as part of the 34th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Their first venture into space took place in 1979.
Surprisingly, Iran has a very successful space program. They have successfully launched at least three satellites. The Omid in February of 2009, Rassad in June of 2011 and Navid in February of 2012. The Iranians had planned on another launch in May.
Other than the monkey, Iran has successfully sent other animals in to space including a turtle, a rat and worms. They are plans for a human launch sometime before 2020.
I monitor the Iranian space program because the exact same capabilities needed for space launches are needed to launch nonconventional warheads.
No puns intended, the Iranians are advancing their space program at rocket speeds. Unlike their nuclear programs, their space program flies under the radar of international weapon monitors.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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