Iran entering the Telstar satellite age

[TonyGosling]

Almost where we were in the 1960s


Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgQq_ijPfvY
Iran tests rocket, plans to launch satellite
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL0423337120080204
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran launched a rocket on Monday designed to carry its first locally-made research satellite next year, showing the country's advances in ballistics at a time when Western powers are already jittery about its nuclear plans.
The United States, the Islamic Republic's arch foe, called the rocket test "unfortunate" and said it would only further isolate Tehran from the international community.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad read out the launch countdown before it blasted off to chants of "God is greatest" by an audience of officials in a control room, state TV reported.
The technology used to put satellites into space could also be used for launching weapons, but analysts voiced different opinions about the significance of Iran's latest announcement.
The West fears Iran is trying to master nuclear technology so it can build bombs. Iran insists its plans are peaceful.
Britain-based defense analyst Paul Beaver said the implications of the test may worry the United States and Israel................

[Frank Freedom]

The Iranian leaders are just playing along with the game as usual don't you think?