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Old February 28th, 2015 #1
Ray Allan
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Default Iran's Manned Space Capsule Unveiled

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ind...?topic=36814.0

Iran has revealed their new manned space capsule, a 1-man vehicle similar to the Mercury spacecraft which sent the first US astronauts into space in the early 1960s, but with modern materials and avionics technology. The launch vehicle will likely be one of their "Safir" rockets. The first unmanned test flight is planned for 2016 until proven safe for manned flights.

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From a propaganda point-of-view, it would be interesting if Iran can put a man into orbit before the US manages to fly their next crew from US territory.
Presently all NASA astronauts are reliant on riding in Russian Soyuz spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to get to the International Space Station until the American-designed Orion, Dragon and CST-100 capsules are operational, probably not before 2017 or 2018.
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Old March 2nd, 2015 #2
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I was watching the movie The Right Stuff today--how do you say "Spam in a can" in Farsi?
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