In 2019 Iran will bring people to space

On July 23, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that the country planned to bring people to space in 2019.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Source: Reuters)

This is considered a response by Iran to the pressure of Western powers on its nuclear program. On July 23, on a TV show, President Ahmadinejad said: "To deal with the opponent's resolutions, this plan will be implemented five years early."

Western countries suspect Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons and is concerned that long-range ballistic missile technology used to send satellites into orbit can also be used to launch missiles with warheads. Nuclear. The UN Security Council has issued four sanctions resolutions for Iran's uranium enrichment.

However, Iran has always emphasized its nuclear program to generate electricity.

In February 2010, Iran launched its own satellites to bring Kavoshgar-3 boosters into orbit. Iran says the Kavoshgar-3 boosters will transmit electronic data and images directly to the earth.

In 2009, Iran first launched the homemade Omid satellite to the fund. Iran claimed that the satellite was launched for telecommunications and research purposes.

Source: Reuters