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13 Aug. 2022 / 08:05
The first Moldovan satellite was launched into Earth's orbit (VIDEO)
Historic event for the Republic of Moldova. The nanosatellite TUMnanoSAT developed, built and developed by the Technical University was launched into Earth's orbit by NASA. The event took place at the Tekwill Centre in the capital.
Rector Viorel Bostan mentioned that the idea for the Technical University of Moldova to initiate a satellite program appeared in 2008, and after 14 years of work, the dream became a reality.
"In 2008, the idea arose for the Technical University of Moldova to initiate a satellite program, so that we can explore outer space and attract young people to engineering. At the time it seemed like a very distant dream, but in about 14 years we managed to build a communication infrastructure with satellites and created new laboratories from scratch. We can proudly say that the Technical University of Moldova knows how to build satellites. This is the first, and we are currently working on the second version with a more extensive collaboration", said the rector of UTM, Viorel Bostan.
The exploration of outer space brings many benefits to the economy and science, says Prime Minister Natalia Gavriliţa. According to the Head of the Executive, the Moldovan satellites would help to collect data on agricultural harvests or to evaluate the consequences of natural disasters.
"I am proud of the enthusiasm, perseverance, knowledge and efforts you have put in to get us to this point. Space exploration brings many benefits to people, economic agents, economy and science. As an example, at the moment the Government of the Republic of Moldova is discussing with international companies the possibility of using satellite data to determine the yield from agriculture or evaluate the consequences of natural disasters. If we had this data collected by our satellites it would be easier for our country. The first Moldovan satellite developed by the Technical University has the role of demonstrating that engineering studies are exciting and complex", said Gavriliţa.
The Ambassador of Japan in Chisinau mentioned that he feels honoured to participate in this historic event and hopes that many interesting projects will follow with the Japanese partners.
"The Republic of Moldova launched not only a satellite, but sent hope for a future. I witnessed this wonderful project for which talented and hardworking people worked. I am convinced that this step will be followed by other projects", said the Japanese ambassador to Chisinau, Katayama Yoshihiro.
TRM.MD recalls that, between June and August 2021, the TUMnanoSAT satellite passed all the functional tests at the Romanian Institute of Space Sciences, according to JAXA and NASA rigours. Later, in March, it was transported to Japan, at JAXA, where it was included in the JSSOD launch capsule. In April, it was transported to NASA and included in Cargo Dragon-2. And on July 15, 2022, the satellite was launched into space, being transported to the International Space Station with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
TRM.MD recalls that the Technical University of Moldova was selected by the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office for Space (UNOOSA) for the KiboCUBE Program, in order to launch the TUMnanoSAT nanosatellite from the International Space Station into orbit for free.
"In 2008, the idea arose for the Technical University of Moldova to initiate a satellite program, so that we can explore outer space and attract young people to engineering. At the time it seemed like a very distant dream, but in about 14 years we managed to build a communication infrastructure with satellites and created new laboratories from scratch. We can proudly say that the Technical University of Moldova knows how to build satellites. This is the first, and we are currently working on the second version with a more extensive collaboration", said the rector of UTM, Viorel Bostan.
The exploration of outer space brings many benefits to the economy and science, says Prime Minister Natalia Gavriliţa. According to the Head of the Executive, the Moldovan satellites would help to collect data on agricultural harvests or to evaluate the consequences of natural disasters.
"I am proud of the enthusiasm, perseverance, knowledge and efforts you have put in to get us to this point. Space exploration brings many benefits to people, economic agents, economy and science. As an example, at the moment the Government of the Republic of Moldova is discussing with international companies the possibility of using satellite data to determine the yield from agriculture or evaluate the consequences of natural disasters. If we had this data collected by our satellites it would be easier for our country. The first Moldovan satellite developed by the Technical University has the role of demonstrating that engineering studies are exciting and complex", said Gavriliţa.
The Ambassador of Japan in Chisinau mentioned that he feels honoured to participate in this historic event and hopes that many interesting projects will follow with the Japanese partners.
"The Republic of Moldova launched not only a satellite, but sent hope for a future. I witnessed this wonderful project for which talented and hardworking people worked. I am convinced that this step will be followed by other projects", said the Japanese ambassador to Chisinau, Katayama Yoshihiro.
TRM.MD recalls that, between June and August 2021, the TUMnanoSAT satellite passed all the functional tests at the Romanian Institute of Space Sciences, according to JAXA and NASA rigours. Later, in March, it was transported to Japan, at JAXA, where it was included in the JSSOD launch capsule. In April, it was transported to NASA and included in Cargo Dragon-2. And on July 15, 2022, the satellite was launched into space, being transported to the International Space Station with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
TRM.MD recalls that the Technical University of Moldova was selected by the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office for Space (UNOOSA) for the KiboCUBE Program, in order to launch the TUMnanoSAT nanosatellite from the International Space Station into orbit for free.
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