Iran Launches Rocket, Space Center

President Ahmadinejad of Iran announced today that "The first Iranian rocket Explorer-1 was fired into space," and "With the launch, Iran has joined the world's top 11 countries possessing space technology to build satellites, and launch rockets into space." Iran's new space center includes a launch pad and underground control station.

This is an important and relevant event in the argument for the importance of American space dominance. Contact your legislators and the presidential candidates and tell them that they need to respond with more support (funding, laws, etc.) to ensure that Iran does not gain offensive capabilities greater than our ability to defend them.

Update: More analysis can be found here.