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

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 21, 2016 @04:38AM from the strange-spacefellows dept.

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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Obama's foreign policy by sageres · 2016-01-21 04:43 · Score: 0, Offtopic

At least during GWBush years while we were hated we were respected. Nowdays -- we are a laughed at and publically humiliated.
Obama's foreign policy -- #winning!
1. Re:Obama's foreign policy by gstoddart · 2016-01-21 04:48 · Score: 1, Offtopic
  
  At least during GWBush years while we were hated we were respected
  Think so?
  
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  Lost at C:>. Found at C.