Russia Forming Space Alliance With Iran, May Fly Iranian Astronaut (examiner.com)

MarkWhittington writes: Quietly, the Russians appear to be forming a space alliance with the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to a story in Sputnik. Not only is Russia in talks to launch Iranian satellites on Russian rockets but also to include an Iranian astronaut on a future space mission. What that space mission might be is open to question. A visit by an Iranian astronaut to the International Space Station would likely kick up a political firestorm with the United States, even though the Obama administration is attempting to develop a rapprochement with the Islamic Republic.

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Re:And the bad news?

[WaffleMonster]

First Iranian in space?
Hmm.....First suicide bomber in space?

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