Iran's First Sub-Orbital Astronaut

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First Iranian launch with Kavoshgar-9 capsule in less than a couple of weeks!

Long way since this time...

Persian manned space program before the I.R.I.

Possibly the first image of a Persian interest in a manned space program during the monarchy era, with a visit of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Cap Canaveral during the spring of 1962:

https://archive.ph/13giE/ca26bb0955de59a5848d846cd6a8966c3a9c0ad3.png ; https://archive.ph/13giE/c468293ee510c8b7dded12cf615a09bfad6e79b3/scr.png ; http://web.archive.org/web/20210512194505/https://i.imgur.com/NKjEGab.png ; Iran Documentary Orbit-400 space program P-1 ایران مستند مدار-۴۰۰ برنامه فضایی ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URCai9icMZE&t=100s ; •Apr 26, 2021
▲ 1. A visit of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Cap Canaveral during the spring of 1962.

Shah Reza Pahlavi and Shahbanou Farah Of Iran visit NASA (1962) 6m07s
Jan 16, 2020
Motion picture covering the official state visit of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Empress Farah, including welcoming ceremonies in New York City, Union Station in Washington, D.C., and visits to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) site at Cape Canaveral, Florida and the United States Capitol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMtLXVhdkGU&t=228s