Pakistan To Send First Astronaut To Space In 2022 With China's Help

[haidian]

Pakistan To Send First Astronaut To Space In 2022 With China's Help
The selection process for the astronaut would start in 2020, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday.

World | Press Trust of India | Updated: September 16, 2019 14:31 IST

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan plans to send its first astronaut to space by 2022 with the help of its close ally China, Minister for Science and Technology has said.

The selection process for the astronaut would start in 2020, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday.

China would collaborate with Pakistan in its space mission, Mr Fawad was quoted as saying by the News International reported.

He said that initially 50 individuals would be selected after which the list will be shortened to 25 in 2022. And out of them only one would be sent to space.

The Pakistan Air Force would play an important role in the selection process of the astronaut, the report said.

He said the collaboration of Pakistan and India in the fields of science and technology could prove fruitful for the region.

Mr Fawad said Pakistan was the second in Asia after the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), which had sent its rocket into the space in 1963.


The Pakistan Space Science Education Center is playing an important role for the promotion of space sciences in the country, he added.

Last year, Pakistan launched two indigenously-built satellites into the orbit, using a Chinese launch vehicle.

The satellites were launched onboard the Chinese Long March (LM-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre located at the Gobi desert, China, The Express Tribune had reported.

One of them was a remote sensing satellite (PRSS1) a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite.

The second test satellite launched was a PAK-TES-1A to enhance satellite manufacture capabilities in the country.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pak...space-in-2022-with-chinas-help-report-2101673

 

[Rafi]

China is going places, happy to collaborate with them.

 

[Chanakyaa]

Thats a Great News.
It will create a curosity and awareness for space and science amongst Pakistani Students/Youth !.

 

[Haris Ali2140]

People don't understand that the minerals which are rare on earth are present in huge amounts in space.
Space mining is the next big thing.

 

[war&peace]

IMHO, Pakistan should focus on PSLV which is a low hanging fruit for Pakistan...only the funding is main issue.

 

[haidian]

Welcome, brothers.

 

[war&peace]

Welcome, brothers.

which one is you?

 

[VCheng]

Pakistan To Send First Astronaut To Space In 2022 With China's Help
The selection process for the astronaut would start in 2020, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday.

World | Press Trust of India | Updated: September 16, 2019 14:31 IST

ISLAMABAD:

Pakistan plans to send its first astronaut to space by 2022 with the help of its close ally China, Minister for Science and Technology has said.

The selection process for the astronaut would start in 2020, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday.

China would collaborate with Pakistan in its space mission, Mr Fawad was quoted as saying by the News International reported.

He said that initially 50 individuals would be selected after which the list will be shortened to 25 in 2022. And out of them only one would be sent to space.

The Pakistan Air Force would play an important role in the selection process of the astronaut, the report said.

He said the collaboration of Pakistan and India in the fields of science and technology could prove fruitful for the region.

Mr Fawad said Pakistan was the second in Asia after the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), which had sent its rocket into the space in 1963.


The Pakistan Space Science Education Center is playing an important role for the promotion of space sciences in the country, he added.

Last year, Pakistan launched two indigenously-built satellites into the orbit, using a Chinese launch vehicle.

The satellites were launched onboard the Chinese Long March (LM-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre located at the Gobi desert, China, The Express Tribune had reported.

One of them was a remote sensing satellite (PRSS1) a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite.

The second test satellite launched was a PAK-TES-1A to enhance satellite manufacture capabilities in the country.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pak...space-in-2022-with-chinas-help-report-2101673

@Cookie Monster Any comments?

 

[Sharky]

Lol... what happened to all posts about Pakistan is not like india and won't spend on "useless space missions"

 

[Cookie Monster]

@Cookie Monster Any comments?

I don't exactly know why u tagged me here even though I made my position clear MANY times during that discussion.

Below is just one of those times I mentioned that nations where ppl are starving should tend to improving the conditions of those ppl first before spending loads of money on a space program.
[URL="https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/the-moon-ah-the-moon.634879/page-6#post-11759009"]THE "MOON"...Ah, the moon!!![/URL]

Feel free to read through that whole discussion and u will see I mentioned my take on it many times.

 

[TNT]

No need to waste money on useless space missions. I think there will be a Pakistani member with a chinese team, so it probably wont cost much.

 

[American Pakistani]

Excellent step. Hope to see that day soon.

This will also help develop curiosity and interests in young brains.

Thank you Chinese brothers. You are our iron brothers unlike so called brother countries.

 

[VCheng]

I don't exactly know why u tagged me here even though I made my position clear MANY times during that discussion.

Below is just one of those times I mentioned that nations where ppl are starving should tend to improving the conditions of those ppl first before spending loads of money on a space program.
THE "MOON"...Ah, the moon!!!

Feel free to read through that whole discussion and u will see I mentioned my take on it many times.

But this is not even a space program, just a type of joyride. One could argue the training program would be useful in some ways, but the journey itself would seem pointless, and yet Pakistan does deem it wise to pursue.

 

[rott]

Thats a Great News.
It will create a curosity and awareness for space and science amongst Pakistani Students/Youth !.

Wow, an Indian finally making sense.

 

[Chanakyaa]

Wow, an Indian finally making sense.

My friend its GIGO.
Simple.

99% Indians here make/will make sense unless and until you Troll/Ask for Trouble.
besides, In a country of 1.3 Bllion, you will have different Openions. No Offence.

Fact is, We Indians Love Science be it from China.. or even Pakistan.. its the REAL way to not just development but peace.

We Indians Admire South Korea and Israel for what these little nations achieved with hardwork. We all Respect China for Their Accomplishments. We Really feel proud of their Scientific Marvels and consider them to be our Role Models... ( But as I said, Our path has to be and will be a bit different ).

Thank You.

No need to waste money on useless space missions. I think there will be a Pakistani member with a chinese team, so it probably wont cost much.

Many guys watch movies and dream to do what they see in their "Heros". The Pakistani Astraunaut will be a Hero.. for the nation and Im sure Your Kids and Youth will Dream of Reaching Space .. like their neighbors...China and India did.