Iran Sends First Satellite Into Space

February 3. 2009

Iran sent its first satellite into space, in news that has nations concerned. I can understand why, as said satellite technology can be used to deliver missiles.

Considering, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's pronouncements against Israel and America, this was not a good development.

Iran sends first home-built satellite into orbit

TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran said on Tuesday it has launched its first home-built satellite into orbit, raising fresh concerns among world powers already at odds with Tehran over its nuclear drive.

"Dear Iranians, your children have put the first indigenous satellite into orbit," a jubilant President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on state television after a launch coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

"With this launch the Islamic Republic of Iran has officially achieved a presence in space," he said.

The Omid (Hope) satellite was sent into space on Monday evening carried by the home-built Safir-2 space rocket, local news agencies reported.

In the first foreign reaction, France expressed concern because the technology used was "very similar" to that employed in ballistic missiles...

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