Iranian crewed spacecraft
TheIraniancrewed spacecraftis a proposal by theIranian Space AgencyandIranianAerospace Research Instituteof theIranian Space Research Center(ISRC) to put anastronautinto space.
Iran expressed for the first time its intention to send a human to space during the summit of Soviet and Iranian Presidents in 1990.Soviet PresidentMikhail Gorbachevreached an agreement in principle with erstwhile PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjanito make joint Soviet-Iranian crewed flights toMir space stationbut agreement was never realized afterdissolution of USSR.
Iranian News Agencyclaimed on 21 November 2005, that the Iranians have a human space program along with plans for the development of a spacecraft and a space laboratory.[1]Iran Aerospace Industries Organization(IAIO) head Reza Taghipour on 20 August 2008, revealed Iran intends to launch a human mission into space within a decade. This goal was described as the country's top priority for the next 10 years, in order to make Iran the leading space power of the region by 2021.[2]
In August 2010, President Ahmadinejad announced that Iran's first astronaut should be sent into space on board an Iranian spacecraft by no later than 2019.[3]
Some details of the design were published by the institute in its "Astronaut" publication in February 2015.[4][5]A mock up of the spaceship was displayed on 17 February 2015 during the ceremony of the national day of space of Iran. The head of the institute announced that the spaceship will be launched to space in about one year,[6]which did not happen. The Iranian President and several of the ministers were present in the unveiling and the ceremony.[7]
If funded and developed, it would be comparable to the AmericanMercuryand SovietVostokspacecraft that carried the first humans into space in the early 1960s.The Iranian small capsuled spacecraft would carry a single astronaut to a 175 km altitude and return it to Earth. The spacecraft was designated the code name "Class E Kavoshgar" project. The main components include the launcher adapter, spacecraft, and thelaunch abort system.A sub-orbital test flight with monkeywas conducted in 2016.[8]
According to Iran's Space Administrator, this program was put on hold in 2017 indefinitely.[9]
According to unofficial Chinese internet sources, an Iranian participation in the futureChinese space stationprogram has been under discussion.[10]Currently Iran doesn't have a medium lift rocket similar toLong March 2F,GSLV Mk IIIandH-IIA.Therefore, developing of full scale spacecraft able to dock with any station is unlikely by Iran due to the lack of equipment.[11]
On 6 December, 2023 Iran launched live animals into space in a capsule mounted on a new type of rocket called "Salman".[12]Al Jazeerareported that the Iranian government says this is in line with its current 10 year program to revive its human space program.[13]Iran's telecommunications director claims the effort is to send at least one Iranian astronaut to space in a fully indigenous crewed spacecraft on a fully indigenous rocket by 2029.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Iran plans manned space mission in 10 years".Reuters.21 August 2008.Retrieved7 December2019.
- ^"First Iranian in space within decade".Ynetnews.20 August 2008.Retrieved7 December2019.
- ^"Iran aims to send man into space by 2019".BBC News.7 December 2019.
- ^"Photos: Iran displays manned spacecraft prototype".Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved7 December2019.
- ^"A review to the next generation crewed spaceship of Iran"(PDF).February 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 October 2015.Retrieved9 March2015.
- ^"Iran Unveils Mock-Up of Manned Spacecraft".17 February 2015.Retrieved9 March2015.
- ^"Iran displays manned spacecraft prototype".18 February 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 21 February 2015.Retrieved9 March2015.
- ^"Dispatching Iranian astronaut to below 200 km orbit".Iranian Space Agency. 31 May 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 24 December 2013.Retrieved7 December2019.
- ^GLADSTONE, RICK."Iran Drops Plan to Send Human into Space, Citing Cost".
- ^"Quyền uy phát bố: Thần chu phi thuyền tương tòng thần bát khai thủy phê lượng sinh sản".Tân hoa võng. 26 September 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2008.Retrieved7 December2019.
- ^"Report: Iran Attempt to Launch Monkey into Space Fails".Space.com.Archivedfrom the original on 24 December 2016.Retrieved12 December2019.
- ^"Iran sends up rocket with test living capsule".6 December 2023.
- ^Jones, Andrew (6 December 2023)."Iran launches 'bio-space capsule' protoype, aims to fly astronauts by 2030".
- ^Paleja, Ameya (6 December 2023)."Iran claims animals launched 80 miles into space, human mission in 2029".
External links
[edit]- Aerospace Research Institute
- Iranian Space Research CenterArchived2022-02-12 at theWayback Machine
- Iran Space AgencyArchived2007-09-30 at theWayback Machine