Iran plans to send bigger satellite into space

Iran plans to send a bigger satellite into space on a rocket with a range of up to 1,500 km (930 miles), President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, in comments that may spark further Western concern. Iran launched a domestically made satellite into orbit for the first time in February, a step that worried Western powers which fear the Islamic Republic is seeking to build a nuclear bomb and missile delivery systems. More

(Source: Reuters UK - Apr 15)