Pakistan launches its first lunar orbit mission ICUBE-Q
President Zardari, PM Shehbaz felicitate the entire nation on the successful launch of first lunar orbit mission
ISLAMABAD ( Web News )
Pakistan on Friday launched its first lunar orbit mission ICUBE-Q. The lunar mission was launched on board China’s Chang’E6 Lunar Probe from Hainan, China.
ICUBE-Q has been designed and developed by the Institute of Space Technology in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s national space agency SUPARCO.
The mission will facilitate scientific research, technology development, and educational initiatives in space exploration.
Meanwhile President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have felicitated the entire nation on the successful launch of first lunar orbit mission.
In a statement on Friday, President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated the Institute of Space Technology, SUPARCO and the China National Space Administration on this achievement.
The President said the successful launch of the spacecraft will be a milestone for Pakistan’s space programme. He said the entire nation is proud of this success.
He also commended the cooperation between Pakistan and China in the field of aerospace. He said Pakistan has to progress a lot in this domain.
The President hoped that Pakistan’s space research institutes and scientists would make the country proud with more hard work, dedication and planning in the field of aerospace.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a statement on Friday, said ICUBE-Q satellite is Pakistan’s first step in the space.
He said Pakistani scientists, engineers and skilled workers are proving their mettle in this field like the expertise they exhibited in the nuclear technology.
Shehbaz Sharif expressed tribute to the core committee of the Institute of Space Technology, including Dr Khurram Khurshid, all the members of the SUPARCO team and students, who participated in this project.
The Prime Minister said the fragrance of Pakistan-China friendship, which is higher than Himalayas, deeper than ocean, and sweeter than honey, has crossed the frontiers of space.
He said acceptance of Pakistan’s project out of the eight countries is an acknowledgement of our scientists and experts.
Shehbaz Sharif said after this significant achievement Pakistan has entered a new era of purposeful space usage. This triumph will further augment Pakistan’s capabilities in the field of satellite communication and create opportunities in the domain of scientific research, economic development and national security.
The Prime Minister said the sons of Pakistan proved that they are capable of conquering the space. He expressed the confidence that Pakistan will achieve the economic and space excellence like it demonstrated on 28 May 1998.
Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan’s excellence in science and technology and modern skills is need of the hour.
He expressed the determination to facilitate the youth to excel in science and technology and modern skills so that Pakistan will lead in the world of inventions.