* Astronomy

Iran's Aerospace Research Centre official announced on Tuesday that the country will launch its research rocket called Kavoshgar (Explorer) into space by the end of March 2010, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

"Iranian Kavoshgar rocket will be sent into the space by the end of the current (Iranian) year (ending on March 20) to do research studies" - Mohammad Ebrahimi ,Head of Iran's Aerospace Research Centre.

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