Mymensingh students ready to soar the skies with rocket prototypes

[Black_cats]

Mymensingh students ready to soar the skies with rocket prototypes​

The youngsters are waiting on government approval

One of the rocket prototypes Facebook/DhumketuX
Sultan Mahmud Konik, Mymensingh
February 4, 2022 5:13 AM

Having a Bangladeshi rocket soar through the air might sound like wishful thinking to some, but young engineers from Mymensingh Engineering College claim to have managed to accomplish this feat.

Nahiyan Al Rahman, a Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) student, along with his teammates, have built four rocket prototypes over the past three years.

Two of the rockets, “Dhumketu 1” and “Dhumketu 2” are kept at the college premises. Currently, they are awaiting approval from the government before testing the rocket's performance in the sky.

As an avid rocket enthusiast since childhood, Nahiyan chose EEE as a way to fulfill his dream of building his own rocket. Together with his friend Niamul, he has collected over 400 books from various countries and a number of equipment since 2012.

The Alpha Science Club members pose for a photo with their rocket prototype at the Mymensingh Engineering College premises Thursday, February 3, 2022 Dhaka Tribune

However, after some time, the project was halted due to financial constraints.

Again in 2019, Nahiyan and his 20-member team from the college’s “Alpha Science Lab”, began working on the project with their own resources. They completed the four rocket prototypes in 2022.

Dhumketu 1 has a force of 150 Newton (N) and a range of 20km, while Dhumketu 2’s force is 400N with a range of 50km, according to Nahiyan. "We have taken the first step toward fulfilling our dreams. Our mission will be successful if we can launch and land our rockets safely back on earth.”

The university authorities among the students at the campus premisses Thursday, February 3, 2022 Dhaka Tribune

Md Salauddin, a teacher at the institution, said: “We have written to the education ministry over the matter. If they approve, then it would be forwarded to the defence ministry. We hope the government will support these young dreamers for the nation’s benefit.”

In the past, the Alpha Science Club has completed multiple robotics projects with success. In 2019, they represented Bangladesh at the TechFest held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and clinched the second place.

Mymensingh students ready to soar the skies with rocket prototypes

The youngsters are waiting on government approval

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On their Facebook page, the club members have posted several photos, hoping that the government would support their efforts.

 

[mb444]

Why the hell should it need anyones approval.... let the students continue.... whats the bloody issue.... these things will go up and come down with a parachute.....approval wont mean accidents cant happen if thats an issue...
Tell them to go test away from most populous zones and let them be.

 

[Indos]

BD should build space and aerospace agency under government and then make dedicated rocket launch site.

 

[Mentee]

Mymensingh?

 

[Bilal9]

Mymensingh?

The division is North of Dhaka and South of Meghalaya and is a picturesque section of the country. Mostly rural.

Mymensingh is a British spelling - original name was given under the local Hindu Zamindar Maiman Singha, who ruled the area early British Raj (i think).

The Notable people from this area sounds like a a who's who of famous Bengali personalities. Links in line, you can follow them.

Bengali scientist Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was born in Mymensingh on 30 November 1858.[18] The name of Mymensingh is associated with people like anti-British leader Mahadev Sannyal, writer Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury, Sukumar Ray and Leela Majumdar, musician and a disciple of Rabindranath Tagore, Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, novelist Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay who received early education in Mymensingh town,[3] Humayun Ahmed a Bengali writer, Mahmudul Hasan – Islamic Scholar,[19] P.C. Sorcar – magician, Syed Nazrul Islam in addition to three other presidents of the country, including, Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury and Shahabuddin Ahmed. Politician and author Abul Mansur Ahmed, the-then Governor of East Pakistan Abdul Monem Khan, educationist principal Ibrahim Khan, poets Nirmalendu Goon, Helal Hafiz, and Abid Azad, geologist Subhrangsu Kanta Acharyya, writer Jatin Sarker.

Golam Samdani Quraishy, writer, founder GS-BCUTA, Shahid Akhand, Helena Khan, Iffat Ara,[20] and football player Jahurul Islam, one of the wealthiest people in 1970s Bangladesh are associated with Mymensingh.

The Oscar-winning Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray and Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee's family hail from this district. Taslima Nasreen, the feminist writer and critic of Islam hails from Mymensingh.

 

[bluesky]

Dhumketu 1 has a force of 150 Newton (N) and a range of 20km, while Dhumketu 2’s force is 400N with a range of 50km, according to Nahiyan. "We have taken the first step toward fulfilling our dreams. Our mission will be successful if we can launch and land our rockets safely back on earth.”

Bold part: I think launching a rocket can be said a successful mission if it can be brought back to the area, if not the point, it is intended to. I think the use of a sea or a wide river area may be a better option. Even then rivers are filled with boats.

Localities with human inhabitants should be shunned until the experiments are successful. But in any case, dense population centers are avoided for this kind of experiment.

I wonder what is the type of fuel for the propulsion.