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Ahmadinejad ready to fly into space
Monday February 04, 2013 11:56:48 PM,
RIA Novosti
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Moscow: A
week after Iran sent a monkey into orbit, President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad said he is ready to become the country's first
astronaut, the Mehr news agency reported Monday.
"I am ready to become the first human to be sent into space by
Iranian scientists," Ahmadinejad said on the sidelines of an
exhibition of space industry achievements in Tehran.
Iran launched a monkey into space last week as part of
preparations for a manned space mission.
The capsule with the monkey reportedly traveled 120 km into space
and then returned to Earth safely.
"Sending living things into space is the result of Iranian efforts
and the dedication of thousands of Iranian scientists,"
Ahmadinejad said.
Iran launched its first domestically-produced satellite Omid
(Hope) in 2009, an endeavour that made it the ninth country with
the ability to launch satellites.
In 2010, Iran launched a Kavoshagar-3 rocket that delivered a rat,
two turtles and a worm into space.
Western powers suspect Iran of using its space programme to
develop ballistic missiles. Iran denies the allegations.
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