Business of Space

Iran’s Space Program at Risk From War With US and Israel

Similarities between rockets and missiles likely put space facilities in crosshairs of US, Israel.

A demonstrator holds an Iranian flag during a protest in Washington on Feb. 28, after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg

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By Bruce Einhorn

March 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTC

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Greetings, it’s Bruce in Princeton, New Jersey. With the US and Israel once again attacking Iran, facilities serving the Iranian space program are now very much at risk. But first ...

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