Iranian manned spaceship project

The Iranian manned spaceship project is a proposal by the Iranian Aerospace Research Institute of Iranian Space Research Center (ISRC) to put an astronaut into the space in the next few years. The details of the design was published by the institute in its "Astronaut" publication in February 2015.^[1] 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 a year.^[2] Iranian president and several of the ministers were present in the unveiling and the ceremony.^[3]

The spaceship will carry a single astronaut to a 175 km height and return it to the earth. The spaceship is designed under the code name "Class E Kavoshgar" project. The main modules include the launcher adapter, spaceship, and the launch cancellation system.

References

1. "A review to the next generation manned spaceship of Iran" (PDF). February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
2. "Iran Unveils Mock-Up of Manned Spacecraft". 17 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
3. "Iran displays manned spacecraft prototype". 18 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

External links

• Aerospace Research Institute
• Iranian Space Research Center
• Iran Space Agency