2023-12-07 15:24:09
Time.news – Iran has announced that it has successfully launched a “vital capsule” into space, a term used to indicate a load of live animals. This is a new step in the ambitious aerospace program developed by the Islamic Republic despite Western countries’ concerns about its real objectives.
“After a decade of hiatus, our country’s new vital capsule was successfully launched at an altitude of 130 km with a locally produced carrier,” said Telecommunications Minister Issa Zarepour, quoted by the official IRNA agency. The 500 kg capsule was carried by a new generation launcher, “Salman”, developed with the ambition of sending Iranian astronauts into orbit.
Iran launched its first capsule in 2010 with live animals on board: a mouse, two turtles and an earthworm. He then sent a monkey into space in 2013, which came back alive. Iran has experienced several satellite launch failures due to technical problems, but on September 27, the Revolutionary Guards announced that they had put an imaging satellite, Nour-3, into orbit at an altitude of 450 km. .
Tehran maintains that its aerospace activities are peaceful and consistent with a United Nations Security Council resolution, but Western governments fear that their satellite launch systems incorporate technologies interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead .
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