Will send our first person to space in 2022, says Fawad Chaudhry

[Zeeraq]

Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday announced that Pakistan will send its "first person to space" in 2022.

"Proud to announce that selection process for the first Pakistani to be sent to space shall begin from Feb 2020," he shared. "Fifty people will be shortlisted — list will then come down to 25 and in 2022, we will send our first person to space."

"This will be the biggest space event of our history," added the PTI minister.

Speaking to Dawn.com, Chaudhry said that the Air Force will be the custodian of the selection process, adding that all around the world pilots are selected for space missions. He said that initially 50 pilots will be selected, from which the list will be brought down to 25 and then 10. The federal minister said that 10 pilots will be trained and eventually one pilot will be sent to space.

Chaudhry said that there is an agreement between Pakistan and China and as the country does not have its own satellite launching facility, a Chinese facility will be used, as done previously.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1496140/will-send-our-first-person-to-space-in-2022-says-fawad-chaudhry

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Pakistan is definitely the weirdest country in the world. We do not have enough electricity but we have nuclear weapons. We do not have proper drainage systems but our leaders want us to go to space.

 

[Syed1]

Pakistan is definitely the weirdest country in the world. We do not have enough electricity but we have nuclear weapons. We do not have proper drainage systems but our leaders want us to go to space.

We build our own tanks (Al-Khalid 1 & 2), our own jets (Mashaq, JF-17, proposed 5th Gen fighter AZM), our own drones (Buraaq) but do not have a local car brand instead have Honda and Toyotas

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

We build our own tanks (Al-Khalid 1 & 2), our own jets (Mashaq, JF-17, proposed 5th Gen fighter AZM), our own drones (Buraaq) but do not have a local car brand instead have Honda and Toyotas

Priorities.

 

[AdamM97]

This is old news. Don’t know why Fawad felt the need to mention it again.

Still, this is good that we are starting to take Astronomy seriously and hopefully we can soon have our own satellite launching facility made completely indigenously.

 

[Mamoon]

I am surprised it took so long - we sent the Hubble telescope to space way back in 1990.

SUPARCO has been the envy of the world for 29 years now.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...Hubble-Telescope-to-space-quot-Fawad-Chaudhry

 

[Syed1]

Priorities.

Yeah we have prioritized survival against a seven times larger enemy.


Then paindu politicians with zero idea of governance didn't help either to develop the industrial base of the country.

 

[Syed1]

I am surprised it took so long - we sent the Hubble telescope to space way back in 1990.

SUPARCO has been the envy of the world for 29 years now.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...Hubble-Telescope-to-space-quot-Fawad-Chaudhry

We need to send a sattelite to space to get the full picture of how badly your behind is on fire since IK went to USA.



I hear they took away AC from Nawaz jail cell today.... my commiserations to you and your family.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Yeah we have prioritized survival against a seven times larger enemy.


Then paindu politicians with zero idea of governance didn't help either to develop the industrial base of the country.

We already have nukes for that. The moment we acquired nuclear weapons should've been the end of non-nuclear arms race in the region.

 

[Syed1]

We already have nukes for that. The moment we acquired nuclear weapons should've been the end of non-nuclear arms race in the region.

Agree 100%...

 

[Majid Khan]

First person to send to space from Pakistan? I would propose sending certain politicians there with a 10 year agreement of no-return , like the arrangement Musharraf did with someone many years ago when sending them to Saudi.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

First person to send to space from Pakistan? I would propose sending certain politicians there with a 10 year agreement of no-return , like the arrangement Musharraf did with someone many years ago when sending them to Saudi.

I nominate Abid Sher Ali.

 

[WebGuru]

First person to send to space from Pakistan? I would propose sending certain politicians there with a 10 year agreement of no-return , like the arrangement Musharraf did with someone many years ago when sending them to Saudi.

Are you Mir MAK?
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