IFP - While Iran has already sent two monkeys to space and successfully returned them to the Earth, a senior Iranian official says the country plans to send a man into space within the next eight years. Iran sent two monkeys into the space back in 2013. The first monkey (Aftab or Sun) was sent in January to an altitude of about 120km ...

Tehran, Oct 4, IRNA Head of Aerospace Research Center Fathollah Ommi said Iran is among world ten top countries in terms of both possessing aerospace techology and presence. The official made the remarks while talking to IRNA on Tuesday on the occasion of the World Space Week which focuses on the motto of 'Remote Sensing and Empowering the Future'....

[caption id="attachment_106568" align="alignright" width="134"] Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans defense minister said the countrys achievements in the area of aerospace technology have become a focus of attention for enemies. Today, the enemies are monitoring the entire activities of the ...