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NTA cancels process for launching satellite
December 8, 2020 17:10 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Nepal Telecom Authority (NTA) has cancelled the process of launching Nepal’s own satellite that had begun four years back.
After historic rocket launch, Chinese startup to ramp up missions
July 31, 2019 11:53 am
BEIJING, July 31: Beijing-based startup iSpace is planning up to eight commercial rocket launches next year, after last week becoming China’s first privately funded firm to put a satellite into orbit, its executives told Reuters.
NepaliSat-1 to travel around Earth from June 17
June 10, 2019 19:00 pm
KATHMANDU, June 10: The NepaliSat-1, Nepal's first satellite launched into space by Japan's Kyushu Institute of Technology on April 17 is to go through the Earth's orbit from June 17.
Nepali scientists in US launch nano satellite
April 19, 2019 07:15 am
KATHMANDU, April 19: Nepali scientists launched a satellite on Thursday morning in the very first such endeavor. The satellite has Nepal’s national flag printed on its side.
Here’s why NepaliSat-1 satellite is a milestone in Nepal’s space and technology
April 18, 2019 15:33 pm
KATHMANDU, April 18: This is the first time in the history of Nepal that it has launched its own satellite on Thursday morning. The satellite called ‘NepaliSat-1’ was launched at 2:31 am Nepali time from Virginia, United States, according to Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).
Nepal's participation in space a glory –Vice President
April 18, 2019 11:00 am
KATHMANDU, April 18: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said it was a matter of pride and happiness for Nepal to participate in the space.
Satellite images may show reprocessing activity at North Korea nuclear site - U.S. researchers
April 17, 2019 14:00 pm
WASHINGTON, April 17: Satellite images from last week show movement at North Korea’s main nuclear site that could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel, a U.S. think tank said on Tuesday.
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March 12, 2019 18:00 pm
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Franco-Italian aerospace manufacturer to supply Nepal with telecommunication satellite
March 12, 2019 12:00 pm
KATHMANDU, March 12: The Nepal Telecommunications Authority and Thales Alenia Space have signed an agreement to build a national satellite telecommunication system for Nepal, according to Space Newsfeed.
Infographics: China's journey to the dark side of the moon
January 6, 2019 00:05 am
The first spacecraft of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program launched on 24 October 2007, resulting in the unmanned Chang'e 1 entering lunar orbit on 5 November of the same year.
Infographics: China’s mission to the “dark side” of the Moon
January 3, 2019 00:05 am
China’s Chang’e-4 will be the first spacecraft ever to land on the far side of the Moon. The mission will test plant growth and listen for radio emissions normally blocked by Earth’s atmosphere.
India launches 'heaviest' satellite for internet access
December 5, 2018 13:00 pm
NEW DELHI, Dec 5: India's heaviest satellite has gone into orbit on a French rocket to help boost broadband internet services.
NASA's ICON mission launches satellite to Ionosphere
November 7, 2018 14:10 pm
WASHINGTON DC, Nov 7: NASA is launching the Ionospheric Connection Explorer mission (ICON) from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip in Florida on Wednesday, November 7.
Nepal to launch its own satellite in a year
October 16, 2018 09:57 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Sixty-two years after the then-Soviet Union launched its first satellite into outer space, Nepal is finally preparing to send its first 'nanosatellite'.
Rocket carrying Argentinian satellite takes off successfully
October 8, 2018 12:30 pm
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Oct 8: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite into space Sunday and for the first time landed a first-stage booster back at its California launch site.
Nasa launches satellite to track melting ice caps and predict changes to sea levels
September 24, 2018 11:30 am
The satellite will send 10,000 laser pulses to the Earth every second to build a picture of the planet's surface and how it's changing
Student-made satellite to complete by mid-2018
June 15, 2017 10:21 am
KATHMANDU: Every week or two, a group of students gather inside a hall at Kathmandu University and discuss their progress with each other.
PM Modi says ‘historic occasion’ as India’s SAARC satellite takes off
May 5, 2017 18:07 pm
DELHI, May 5: GSAT-9, considered as a ‘gift’ to its South Asian neighbors, is all set to ride piggyback on the ISRO rocket GSLV-F09 with indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage.
Nepali team awarded in Can Satellite Competition
December 14, 2016 07:30 am
KATHAMNDU, Dec 14: A team of Nepali students participated in Can Satellite Competition recently organized by 23rd Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum ( APRSAF), which was held at University of the Philippines Los Baños College, Laguna.
3 satellite towns planned in Kathmandu Valley
July 26, 2016 07:43 am
KATHMANDU, July 25: The Kathmandu Valley Development Authority (KVDA) is planning to study feasibility of three satellite towns within the Valley this year.
Nepal to have own satellite: Minister Rai
July 6, 2016 17:54 pm
KATHMANDU, July 6: Minister for Information and Communications Sherdhan Rai says that Nepal is to have its own satellite.
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