The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) early this month marked the second anniversary of the signing of the Philippine Space Act, or Republic Act 11363, creating the agency. With the theme, “PhilSA: Gabay mula Kalawakan, Tanglaw sa Pagbangon," the celebration highlighted the increasingly valuable role of space science and technology applications…
Like all planets in the solar system, Earth grew billions of years ago as a result of the accumulation of matter falling from outer space. To this day, matter continues to land on the surface of the Earth in the form of meteorites. In fact, some of the water on the planet stems from comets and asteroids that have impacted Earth. But a 10- to 15-kilometer-large asteroid impacted Earth 65 million years ago, causing the extinction of many living species on the planet, including dinosaurs.
For all mankind
For all mankind
Proposed law will accelerate Thailand s space programme, paving the way for the Kingdom to explore outside Earth s atmosphere
published : 4 Aug 2021 at 04:00
Over 60 years ago, Moscow launched a beach ball-sized aluminium satellite, Sputnik 1, into space for the first time in history. Its beep radio signal kicked off the space race between the Soviet Union and America at the height of the Cold War. When US astronaut Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon, his small step became one giant leap for mankind .
Anek Laothamatas Thana Boonlert
Last December, Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister Anek Laothamatas unveiled a plan for Thailand to go to the Moon in seven years. His ambition sowed public doubt, but the first space tech programme officially took off in April. Five small satellites are in the pipeline. While the first one will lift off to survey the Earth in 2023, the last one will fly to the Moon s orbit by 2027.
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