Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps says it successfully tested the first suborbital stage of the three-stage Ghaem-100 satellite launch vehicle, Iranian state media reported on November 5. "The flight test of this satellite carrier with a solid-fueled engine...was successfully completed," the state news agency lRNA reported. To read the original Reuters story, click here.
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