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.

Two Nepali scientists, Abhas Maskey and Hariram Shrestha, who are currently studying at Japanese Kyushu Institute of Technology developed the satellite under the BIRDS project.

According to Dr. Suresh Kumar Dhungel, Senior Technical Officer at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), explains why Nepalisat-1 satellite is a milestone in the science and technology sector of Nepal.

1. Technical Capacity Building

NepaliSat-1 is 1.3 kg nano-satellite built through the local human resource. This will help t...