A small change in direction at the start ends you up on a totally different path in the finish.With the increase in technology, many scientists in aerospace have been doing various researches and explorations giving shocking news to people about space. Scientist has been able to explore the life in another planet to sending own satellite to space so to revolve in an orbit and have own connection. This is how today’s world has been moving and till the next decades it is assumed that people would live in full digital world travelling space as if we travel countries.
Talking about the space in Nepal, the first success Nepal has gained in aerospace or spacecraft is its launch of first satellite. On April 18, a commercial cargo spacecraft carrying NepaliSat-1 weighing 1.3 kilogram, had reached the International Space Station travelling for 72 hours which is the first launching of Nepal satellite in spacecraft.The spacecraft was launched into space by Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in the United States. It was a great success and now for it to deploy, the date for deployment of the country’s first satellite NepaliSat-1 into space from International Space Station is set for June-17. Once the deployment is done then the satellite would revolve around the earth on every 90 minutes, gathering geographical information of the country. The satellite is expected to take pictures of Nepal for 6 to 10 minutes during each revolution. It is also said that deployment in space would be broadcasting live video of satellite by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. To facilitate a live broadcast of event JAXA scheduled 2 envoys (Sunil BabuShrestha Vice-chancellor of NAST and Minister of Education Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokhrel) so to travel in satellite.
Moreover, before the deployment of satellite so to collect the data sent from the satellite NAST has claimed that they would build a ground station which now is in final stage of installing antenna and other required technologies.
Moving ahead, Nepal aims to launch its first commercial satellite, a high-performance C and Ku Band satellite, by 2022 and many believe that it will be a game-changer for the landlocked nation. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) and France’s Thales Alenia Space signed an agreement on March 12 to build and launch Nepal’s first satellite. Nepal aims to operate the satellite for internet access, telemedicine, tourism, digital broadcasting, communication, economic growth, and disaster management. This agreement of Nepal with France has distress the India as it sees Nepal pulling away from its orbit. However, there is chance of China and India being motivated to offer the space programs to Nepal.
With the NASA Mar’s 2020 rover, NASA is giving a public an opportunity to send their names to the Red Planet, Mars which represents the initial leg of humanity’s first round trip to another planet. The opportunity to send your name to Mars comes with a souvenir boarding pass and “frequent flyer” points. This is part of a public engagement campaign to highlight missions involved with NASA’s journey from the Moon to Mars. Miles (or kilometers) are awarded for each “flight,” with corresponding digital mission patches available for download. More than 2 million names flew on NASA’s InSight mission to Mars, giving each “flyer” about 300 million frequent flyer miles (nearly 500 million frequent flyer kilometers). However, the date for adding your name to the list and obtain souvenir pass to Mars is Sep 30, 2019.
Consequently, another step towards the goal, NASA is returning American astronauts to the Moon in 2024.Mars 2020 will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.Thus, these are some activities that has been taken place in the space by Nepal and are lot being tested with the support of other aircrafts and NASA.
