İran’dan ABD’ye : Bu bizim ilk adımımızdır

epa01453310 A handout picture released by the Fars News Agency shows the Safir Omid (Hope Envoy) satellite rocket before its lunch in a space station at an undisclosed location in Iran, 17 August 2008. Iran launched its domestically produced satellite rocket Safir Omid (Hope Envoy), on Sunday morning to mark the anniversary of birth of the 12th Shiite Imam al-Mahdi. It was the second test-launch and successfully prepared the ground for the launch of the main satellite in the future. A satellite rocket was first tested last February under the name Kavoshgar (Explorer) 1 upon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's direct order from a space centre in order to prepare for the launch of the Omid satellite. The report said that Ahmadinejad also made the countdown for the satellite carrier and termed the launching a great technological achievement for the Iranian nation. The ability to launch satellites into orbit may indicate progress in the Islamic republic's missile technology, which is another point of concern for Western countries worried by Iran's nuclear programme. EPA/FARS NEWS AGENCY/ HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY