Iran’s new space center 80 per cent complete

June 03, 2012 09:11

A new space center in Iran, which will be used to launch satellites made by the Islamic Republic and other Muslim nations, is currently 80 per cent complete, the country’s defense minister said.

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Still confused? (unregistered) 04.06.2012 11:05

Blind Sided (unregistered) wrote in #12If it can launch a satellite it can send an ICBM as well. North Korea is doing just about the same thing. I think that the U.S. media has been way off the mark because this DOES present an existential threat to the U.S. government especially if it is accurate enough to hit midtown Manhatton and not the Catskills. They keep looking for the next extremeists who might build a homemade device, or at least that is what we are told, but I think were getting a smoke screen. Iran is a longstanding enemy and will require action at some point.  ANSWER:      These days, most thinkers are amazed at the way some nations are making the same mistakes that some individuals have made through the history. If there is no physical hard fact that an external entity is entering and violating your country then look for an internal cause of your headache. Iran is sitting in its country. The US is gone into Persian Gulf and elsewhere. The US complains of headache. Who is gone into whose territory? Where should the US look for the cause of its headache?  

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Tiane (unregistered) 04.06.2012 04:50

Iran is a peace loving nation, no history of thread to other countries in the region....the real monster and devils are the rulings of US/ISRAEL/NATO.

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CodeNameAlpha (unregistered) 03.06.2012 19:08

BLIND SIDED country that almost 200 years never comited agresion against another country now is a thret? you're truly blind....

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Blind Sided (unregistered) 03.06.2012 16:47

If it can launch a satellite it can send an ICBM as well. North Korea is doing just about the same thing. I think that the U.S. media has been way off the mark because this DOES present an existential threat to the U.S. government especially if it is accurate enough to hit midtown Manhatton and not the Catskills. They keep looking for the next extremeists who might build a homemade device, or at least that is what we are told, but I think were getting a smoke screen. Iran is a longstanding enemy and will require action at some point.

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Leaner and meaner (unregistered) 03.06.2012 15:40

JJ (unregistered) wrote in #10Looks a little toy-ish, not like when the USA and USSR had a space race,those rockets were HUGE, Saturn 5 boosters, Russia had a bigger one but never got it working right, the couldn't get the engines to fire in "Sync"properly.  But I'm sure North Korea is jealous the Iranians got this stuffworking when they could not. But after you have seen the Russian andAmerican Rockets from the 1960's all these rockets look like a kids toy.Oh, Good Luck Iran, it's nice to see you working on constructive stuff, I know you are not the backward people that Israel tries to portray you as,you have an old civillization, and are civillized people.  Looks like littleIran is moving into the space age, good luck with that.--------------- ----ANSWER---------- ----- Like any technology rockets are going through evolution of less mass and more power. Bulkiness is not a virtue. Iranians do not go through the Western evolution by taking the steps that have already produced an improved step. They pick the latest most improved step and improve on it. By the time, this rocket has to carry a payload to space it will get bulkier.

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JJ (unregistered) 03.06.2012 15:13

Looks a little toy-ish, not like when the USA and USSR had a space race,
those rockets were HUGE, Saturn 5 boosters, Russia had a bigger one
but never got it working right, the couldn't get the engines to fire in "Sync"
properly. But I'm sure North Korea is jealous the Iranians got this stuff
working when they could not. But after you have seen the Russian and
American Rockets from the 1960's all these rockets look like a kids toy.
Oh, Good Luck Iran, it's nice to see you working on constructive stuff,
I know you are not the backward people that Israel tries to portray you as,
you have an old civillization, and are civillized people.  Looks like little
Iran is moving into the space age, good luck with that.

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Ricky1962 (unregistered) 03.06.2012 14:49

Ricky1962 (unregistered) wrote in #7 I am not a doctor and I do not play one on TV but this applies to America and Israel ------  Hysteria: a condition of extreme excitement characterized by emotional disturbance, sensory and motor derangement and sometimes the simulation of organic disorders. — hysterie, n. — hysteric, hysterical, adj.See also: Psychology.  America and Iran - get over it. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  has every right to build a space program and engage in other scientific endeavors for the good and future of Iran and to devil with the US and Israehell if they don't like it.  __________________ ____________________ _________________Ric ky1962 writes: one correction needs to be made: America and Israel get over it and NOT America and Iran. My mistake must be a little sleepy this morning.

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duncan lucas (unregistered) 03.06.2012 14:34

RICKY1962=Exactly!=W HY is the US SO arrogant! They believe their own propaganda=WE rule the World .There is a lot of the World population who cant stand their arrogance and murderous behaviour.The US and Israel are the BIGGEST threats to the PEACE and DECENT living of All the Worlds inhabitants .Only in South to mid Africa are wars ongoing KIHNU=You "hit the nail on the head"!

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Ricky1962 (unregistered) 03.06.2012 14:09

I am not a doctor and I do not play one on TV but this applies to America and Israel ------  Hysteria: a condition of extreme excitement characterized by emotional disturbance, sensory and motor derangement and sometimes the simulation of organic disorders. — hysterie, n. — hysteric, hysterical, adj.See also: Psychology.  America and Iran - get over it. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  has every right to build a space program and engage in other scientific endeavors for the good and future of Iran and to devil with the US and Israehell if they don't like it.

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alephfool (unregistered) 03.06.2012 13:20

It seems like the major players will never agree on nuclear disarmament so an alternative could be to allow all countries the democratic right to have a hand in not just blowing up the world five times,lets go for fifty times we just need to breed with the zombies now in america, I have it all planned we just tie brains to the triggers to arouse attention.

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kris (unregistered) 03.06.2012 12:22

Do you see this? Rocket.....they have rockets :D And what kind of rockets ......

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kihnu (unregistered) 03.06.2012 12:14

Just another Iranian technical achievement that the Israelis envy and also fear.

Once the Israelis have been able to goad the US into attacking Iran, count on this center to be on the target list.

The only serious impediment to Israeli hegemony in the Middle East is Iran, and that is why the Israelis want the US to drive Iran back to being a poor a goat herding society.

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NASA worm (unregistered) 03.06.2012 11:07

I remember when we had a national space program.

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Fledermau (unregistered) 03.06.2012 10:00

It's become boring this stories about rocket being able to carry nuk warhead.You can practicable mount a nuk warhead on any kind of artillery. Example is US made David Crockett recoiless gun. So,what is a point?

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Rok (unregistered) 03.06.2012 09:19

Just a "kick in the dark"...does this "space center" have anything to do with Keshe? Or will they use explosions to propel a metal tube into the air? Anyone knows?

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