This was the time for the crew to test all the spacecraft systems.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

"This is a test for our country to adequately address and correctly address the extremist threat that emanates from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"This not a test for one person, this is not a test for one entity,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

I think it's the political implications of this missile test that are noteworthy-and that is that Iran views the talks as dead-it doesn't view the talks positively, and now it's bracing for sanctions and quite possibly for war, and this missile test is a sign that Iran takes the military option very seriously and is ready to reciprocate if it's attacked."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18