Aerospace Research Institute

The Aerospace Research Institute (ARI) is a public advanced research institute founded in 1999 in Tehran, Iran.

This institute engages in scientific research in affiliation with the Iranian Space Research Center.
 * Designing, manufacturing and launching four generations of space sounding rockets (eight sounding payloads)
 * Manufacturing and testing the cold gas propulsion system
 * Identification of standards used in the designing, manufacturing and testing of space equipment
 * Designing and manufacturing the fixed flight simulator for the "Iran-140" airliner
 * Codification of the national comprehensive document for aerospace development
 * Designing and construction of the microgravity simulator
 * Conceptual design of an orbiting spacecraft carrying the living organism
 * Aerospace applications in environmental studies and environmental remote sensing

Furthermore, more than 500 completed and 156 ongoing research projects are being carried out currently, entitled:


 * Designing, construction and testing the first generation of suborbital crewed spacecraft
 * Telemetry conceptual design for the altitude of 250 km
 * Designing, manufacturing and testing the recovery system for a 500 kg payload