Mehr via Trend:

Iran continues its work towards manufacturing hi-tech spacesuits, Head of Iran's Aerospace Research Institute, Mohammed Ebrahimi said, Mehr reported.

Ebrahimi said the design and production of spacesuits are being handled by country's Shiraz University.

"Despite the sanctions, we plan to send a man into space in about 8 years," Ebrahimi said.

Speaking of the spacesuits, Ebrahimi noted that the raw material for spacesuits doesn't cost cheap, as only few countries can afford it.

He added that Iran has enough knowledge of the matter and enough of financing to establish its own line of spacesuits' production.

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