Apparently, Ahmadinejad wants to be Iran's first astronaut:http://news.yahoo.com/ahmadinejad-says-ready-first-iranian-space-120423336.htmlSend him up, I say, and keep him up there :p
Future GEO-communication satellite in development (Zoreh?)
TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (MNA) – The Head of Iran's Aerospace Research Institute, Space Agency, says Iran will send its first astronaut by 2015.... “In the second phase, this project will send first Iranian astronaut to suborbital space, and sending the astronaut to orbital space and returning him back in full health,” he said. He asserted that to achieve this, the Institute would need to developments in 10 technology strands. “A strategic action plan should also be developed,” he added. Ebrahimi also pointed to the Agency’s programs in the first phase, saying that “in the first phase, 2 trained Iranian astronauts will be send to suborbital space in 200Km altitude for 15 to 30 minutes.” “After this phase, launching astronauts to orbital space would be possible,” he said, “to enter this stage; much work should be done to prepare the grounds.”.....
Guys, I know this country's "leader" is a very easy target for redicule, but let's keep it on the space program stuff.
globalsecurity is a Joke !!! Taep’o-dong-3 !? this is Iranian Safir-3 (Sepehr) space launch vehicle :
Quote from: Soheil on 02/11/2013 09:10 amglobalsecurity is a Joke !!! Taep’o-dong-3 !? this is Iranian Safir-3 (Sepehr) space launch vehicle :Global security and Charles Vick are NOT joke. There are many speculations at the website, and some of the data is not accurate, but your comment is not based on knowladge or facts either.There is NO real informaton on future Iranian launchers other than mere general comments by officials from Iran, so I am wondering on what ground your base your comment.
A0425/13 - OID51 ACTIVATED, REF AIP PAGE ENR 5.1.3-5. DRG ACT AWY B411 BTN DHN VOR/DME AND GIBAB CLSD. GND - UNL, FEB 17 AND 18 / 0630-0830 AND 1130-1330, 17 FEB 06:30 2013 UNTIL 18 FEB 13:30 2013. CREATED: 16 FEB 13:28 2013
Another NOTAM without a launch?QuoteA0425/13 - OID51 ACTIVATED, REF AIP PAGE ENR 5.1.3-5. DRG ACT AWY B411 BTN DHN VOR/DME AND GIBAB CLSD. GND - UNL, FEB 17 AND 18 / 0630-0830 AND 1130-1330, 17 FEB 06:30 2013 UNTIL 18 FEB 13:30 2013. CREATED: 16 FEB 13:28 2013
Quote from: Liss on 02/18/2013 06:38 pmAnother NOTAM without a launch?QuoteA0425/13 - OID51 ACTIVATED, REF AIP PAGE ENR 5.1.3-5. DRG ACT AWY B411 BTN DHN VOR/DME AND GIBAB CLSD. GND - UNL, FEB 17 AND 18 / 0630-0830 AND 1130-1330, 17 FEB 06:30 2013 UNTIL 18 FEB 13:30 2013. CREATED: 16 FEB 13:28 2013Are you sure there was no launch?
Quote from: hossein on 02/18/2013 06:53 pmQuote from: Liss on 02/18/2013 06:38 pmAnother NOTAM without a launch?QuoteA0425/13 - OID51 ACTIVATED, REF AIP PAGE ENR 5.1.3-5. DRG ACT AWY B411 BTN DHN VOR/DME AND GIBAB CLSD. GND - UNL, FEB 17 AND 18 / 0630-0830 AND 1130-1330, 17 FEB 06:30 2013 UNTIL 18 FEB 13:30 2013. CREATED: 16 FEB 13:28 2013Are you sure there was no launch?hossein, are you implying that there was one?
Thanks Liss for posting that NOTAM. Can you tell us where you got it from? I'd like to see if there were NOTAMs in September 2011 and May 2012 for the previous failed launchers. Also, where can I get a translation of all those acronyms used in the NOTAM? What indicates that this is a NOTAM for a launch?
A0426/13 - OID51 ACTIVATED, REF AIP PAGE ENR 5.1.3-5. DRG ACT AWY B411 BTN DHN VOR/DME AND GIBAB RAISED TO FL310. GND - 30000FT AMSL, FEB 18 0330-0630 AND 0830- 1130 AND 1330-1430 FEB 19 AND 20 / 0330-1430, 18 FEB 03:30 2013 UNTIL 20 FEB 14:30 2013. CREATED: 16 FEB 13:31 2013