BREAKING: AHMADINEJAD “WILL GO INTO SPACE”; “I’LL BE THE FIRST IRANIAN IN SPACE”

Ahmadinejad says he wants to be Iran’s first astronaut
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By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, February 4, 3:13 PM

TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that he’s ready to take the risk of being the first Iranian astronaut sent into space as part of Iran’s goal of a manned space flight.

“I’m ready to be the first Iranian to sacrifice myself for our country’s scientists,” the official IRNA news agency [...]

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The new space race heats up: Russia and Japan unveil plans for moon bases

Russia has said it aims to put man on moon by 2030
‘Permanent bases’, rather than simply repeating previous missions

 

The Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to travel to the moon – and stay there.

‘We’re not talking about repeating what mankind achieved 40 years ago,’ said Vladimir Popovkin, head of Russian space agency Roscosmos. ‘We’re talking about establishing permanent bases.’

Russian Soyuz TMA-17 rocket: The Russian space agency announced new plans to [...]

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