Iran to test life-support capsule in space
The head of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) says Iran will test a bio-capsule capable of sustaining life in the upcoming launch into space of Kavoshgar 5 (Explorer) satellite carrier.
ISA chief Hamid Fazeli told IRNA on Wednesday that the forthcoming launch of the domestically-built satellite carrier takes the country a step closer to its future manned mission to space.
He said the findings of the bio-capsule studies will provide the Iranian space agency with the essential know-how in developing life support systems in space as well as detection and recovery mechanisms.
In March, Iran successfully launched Kavoshgar 4 rocket, capable of sending satellites and carrying live creatures into Space.
As part of a plan to develop its Space program, Iran successfully launched a satellite, dubbed Rassad (Observation), into the earth’s orbit on June 15.
The Rassad satellite is the country’s first Space-based imaging device.
Iran launched its first domestically-built data-processing satellite, Omid (Hope), into orbit in 2009.
Iran is one of the 24 founding members of the United Nations' Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which was set up in 1959.
Source: presstv.ir
