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Milestone for Iran; Sending human into orbit in 2031

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Feb 2, IRNA -- Iran has planned to send humans to space in 10 years (2031), Head of Iran's Aerospace Research Institute Fathollah Ommi said on Tuesday.

Ommi made the remarks on the occasion of the National Space Technology Day, noting that Iran has long been preparing the necessary infrastructure to send the living creature into space.

According to the plan, Iran was supposed to send man to space by 2025, but due to problems, the event was put off to 2031.

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