First Pakistani will go into space in 2022: information minister

[Abdullah719]

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the country would send a human to space in 2022.

The minister added that it would be the success of the country’s space programme. He added that Chinese assistance would be sought in this matter.

Earlier this year, Pakistan launched two indigenously built satellites into orbit, using a Chinese launch vehicle.
The satellites were launched onboard a Chinese Long March (LM-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre located at the Gobi desert, China.

One of the satellites launched was a remote sensing satellite (PRSS1) – a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite. With the PRSS1, Pakistan has become one of the few countries to have its own remote sensing satellite in the orbit.

The second test satellite launched was a PAK-TES-1A, developed by Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission (Suparco) to enhance satellite manufacture capabilities in the country.

According to an official speaking on the condition of anonymity, it would help end the country’s dependency on commercial satellites for information related to weather, environment and agriculture.

The satellites were transported to China as the country lacks the infrastructure to launch objects, the official explained.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1833756/1-first-pakistani-will-go-space-2022-information-minister/

 

[Syed1]

Waste of funds

 

[Rayyman]

Yea I'm sure dark matter has some valuable resources that can be extracted.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Space's first Indian takeaway to open the next day

Wait for us to reach it and ye can have a bar.........

 

[reversehook]

make it nawaz zardari and fazlur-rehman with 1way tkts

 

[GenericBrand]

....but will they be able to bring him back

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

....but will they be able to bring him back

No.

We will let whoever is sent into space there and later make a true-story based movie about it called "Kashash e Suqqal"

 

[Napa]

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the country would send a human to space in 2022.

The minister added that it would be the success of the country’s space programme. He added that Chinese assistance would be sought in this matter.

Earlier this year, Pakistan launched two indigenously built satellites into orbit, using a Chinese launch vehicle.
The satellites were launched onboard a Chinese Long March (LM-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre located at the Gobi desert, China.

One of the satellites launched was a remote sensing satellite (PRSS1) – a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite. With the PRSS1, Pakistan has become one of the few countries to have its own remote sensing satellite in the orbit.

The second test satellite launched was a PAK-TES-1A, developed by Space and Upper Atmospheric Research Commission (Suparco) to enhance satellite manufacture capabilities in the country.

According to an official speaking on the condition of anonymity, it would help end the country’s dependency on commercial satellites for information related to weather, environment and agriculture.

The satellites were transported to China as the country lacks the infrastructure to launch objects, the official explained.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1833756/1-first-pakistani-will-go-space-2022-information-minister/

This is an odd announcement. A space program progresses in stages. Before sending humans to space, a space program has to develop the technology for launching heavy satellites into LEO or GEO orbits. Then it has to build a module that can survive a return to the earth. All these steps take decades, not a mere five years.

 

[Jin Chacha]

This is an odd announcement. A space program progresses in stages. Before sending humans to space, a space program has to develop the technology for launching heavy satellites into LEO or GEO orbits. Then it has to build a module that can survive a return to the earth. All these steps take decades, not a mere five years.

We just outsource all that donkey work to China

In other news the govt is launching a crowdfunding campaign to fund the space program ...

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

I'd be more impressed if they could launch a home grown range of soft drinks which they could successfully market abroad.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Hopefully without the need for Chinese input.

 

[msb314]

I'd be more impressed if they could launch a home grown range of soft drinks which they could successfully market abroad.

Pakola!!

 

[Syed1]

I'd be more impressed if they could launch a home grown range of soft drinks which they could successfully market abroad.

What's UK's home grown soft drink?

 

[troodon]

Good luck! At least its a start.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

What's UK's home grown soft drink?

It was just an example. UK has a very healthy financial/service industry so isn't reliant on manufacturing so much. If Pakistan has something similar then it won't need a soft drinks industry either.

 

[Saeed]

Not impressive at all unnless this mission helps settle people on other planets.

 

[shortbread]

What's UK's home grown soft drink?

In Scotland, for the under 14s it's Irn-Bru, over 14s it's Buckfast!

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Hope they send Khadim Rizvi and Orya Maqbool Jan in the first prototype.

 

[DeadBall]

Zameen pai jo hai woh toh sambhla nahi jaa raha hai aur aasmano kai khwab dekh rahe hai.

 

[Swashbuckler]

That's a good aim to have, space program development and poverty alleviation measures can go hand in hand in 3rd world countries. Just the timeline looks a bit iffy, 2022 deadline is next to impossible.