TEHRAN, YJC. Director of the Astronautic Systems Department of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Space Research Center says that the country is to dispatch man to space in two sub-orbital and orbital phases.
Dr.
Mohammad Ebrahimi said in the first Conference on Biospatial Science and
Technology that so far man has been sent to space from only 3 countries, the
US, Russia, and China.
Ebrahimi
said "One of the major goals for the national project of sending astronauts to the
space is the acquisition of experience in space exploration and operation,
including space control prior to, in, and after the space journey by the astronaut,
as well as the conduction of scientific experiments, acquisition of key
technologies in space exploration, developing a culture of inter-organizational
cooperation, laying grounds for major national projects such as the
establishment of space laboratory and station for the Islamic countries, voyage
to the moon and other planets, and exploration in the universe.”
He
added "A voyage to the moon has been discussed many times in the Supreme Space
Commission and maybe in the future it will be given proper thought.”
"Currently
a model for the first idea of a human-carrying capsule has been designed. We plan
that the spacecraft will have the ability to carry three astronauts, but the
initial flight will include one astronaut,” he further said.
Ebrahimi also stressed the need for cooperation with
biologists, physiologists, veterinarians, and space medical specialists.