Iran launched a spacecraft today that put a rat, two turtles and some worms into space. Piecing together coverage from several sources, it seems that the craft went into sub-orbital space and then returned to earth. The animalnauts, we are told, are fine.
Of course, coverage of any Iranian space mission is understandably overshadowed by the [...]

When Iran launched a satellite a few days ago, it joined the fairly exclusive club of space-faring nations.
Is an ICBM next?
But this is not necessarily a happy occasion. As long as Iran is launching small, scientific satellites..well, that’s not so bad. But one can’t help but worry that this technological achievement is a stepping stone [...]