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2008-08-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran plans manned space mission in 10 years

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Posted by tu3031 2008-08-21 10:08|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 So will a Sharia court sentence a man to be an ~~astronaut~~ sacrificial victim?

Posted by 3dc 2008-08-21 11:58|| 2008-08-21 11:58|| Front Page Top

#2 "Good luck, or rather Insh'Allah, to the First Iranian in Space"

Don't you mean the first Iranian Space Martyr? I mean seriously ... a country that can't even keep the lights on putting a person into space? Talk about a waste of valuable resources!

Posted by crosspatch 2008-08-21 12:00|| 2008-08-21 12:00|| Front Page Top

#3 I said he was going there. I didn't say he was coming back.

Posted by tu3031 2008-08-21 12:13|| 2008-08-21 12:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Enriching uranium is for generating electricity.
The rocketry is for the manned space program.
Obama is a centrist.
Nothing to see here.
Move along.

Posted by Darrell 2008-08-21 12:33|| 2008-08-21 12:33|| Front Page Top

#5 However, Russia has been talking to Tehran. As international partners on the space station, I'm betting there has been more technical espionage than we realize. NASA's guides say sharing the technology, making available improvements for all, is promoting world peace, and seem unconcerned regarding Russia, Israel, Brazil, Japan, the EU, and Canada all play a part in our space program.

Posted by Danielle 2008-08-21 13:16|| 2008-08-21 13:16|| Front Page Top

#6 The Russians are pretty advanced when it comes to space and rocket tech. There really isn't much in that line they could or would steal, beyond cash.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-08-21 14:16|| 2008-08-21 14:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Iran has yet to master stage separation on rockets that can carry less than 100 kg to LEO.

It will take them more than ten years to reach the stage where they can send 2 tons to GEO.

Manned flight capable vehicles are another decade beyond that.

Posted by john frum 2008-08-21 14:27|| 2008-08-21 14:27|| Front Page Top

#8 If you don't care if they make it back you can shave a bit of time off.

Somehow now I'm getting visuals of that old Bugs Bunny suicide squad fellow with the giant artillery shell on his head, strapped to a ACME rocket.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-08-21 15:16|| 2008-08-21 15:16|| Front Page Top

#9 Mayhaps they'll claim to have sent up some "Dummy" Astronuts.

Posted by Woozle Choter9151 2008-08-21 16:30|| 2008-08-21 16:30|| Front Page Top

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