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 by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 05, 2019
In October, the Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi said that Iran intended to send an astronaut into space, adding that Tehran would hold talks with Russia on the issue as foreign assistance would be needed. The head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Morteza Barari has announced that Iran plans to launch three satellites in the near future. "Following the implementation of the country's second decade-long space development program, three satellites are being developed to be ultimately put into orbit," Barari, who is also Iran's Deputy Minister of Communication and Information Technology, said on Sunday. According to the senior official, the newly emerging space technology field has grown by 139 percent in 10 years, leading to "major" developments in the country's economy. Mr. Barari noted that the development of space technology field can help increase efficiency in managing Iran's environmental and agricultural sectors. Iran has been working on the development of space rockets and satellites for over a decade, launching its first home-grown satellite into orbit in 2009, and successfully launching a biological payload into orbit in 2011. In late 2013, Iran launched a monkey into orbit, retrieving it after a 15-minute flight. Another satellite was launched in 2015. Iran's Space Agency has made these advances despite having an extremely modest budget, which reportedly amounted to the equivalent of just $4.6 million during the 2017 fiscal year. Earlier this year, Iran attempted to send three satellites into orbit but all the launches failed. Source: RIA Novosti
X-37B shows its backside Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 29, 2019 Soon after the fifth mission of the X-37B spaceplane ended, boffins started to pick apart the images released of the spacecraft. There it was, looking similar to the way it appeared after previous missions, which initially gave no cause to raise eyebrows. But there was one strange element to this. The US Air Force released just two images, and they provided no rear views of the X-37B. To this analyst, that was odd. Was something being deliberately hidden from view? That served as the fulcrum ... read more
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