ECONOMIC TIMES Nepal launched its first satellite from USA
CONTEXT:
- Nepal successfully launched its first satellite NepaliSat-1 into space from America on 18 April 2019.
- The satellite developed by the Nepalese scientists was launched from Virginia in the US, according to Nepal Academy of Science and Technology(NAST).
- Nepali scientists, Aabhas Maskey and Hariram Shrestha developed the satellite under the BIRDS project of their institute.