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BENEFICIAL: Work is to begin next year on a project that will enable Taiwan to test domestically produced components for the space industry, Wu Jong-shinn saidBy Yang Yuan-ting and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
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The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed a bill to transform the National Space Organization (NSPO) into the National Space Center, which is to be a nondepartmental public body overseen by the Ministry of Science and Technology. The National Space Center Establishment Act (國家太空中心設置條例) now awaits President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) signature. The NSPO’s reorganization into a nondepartmental public body is mandated by the Space Development Act (太空發展法), which took effect in January, the ministry said in a statement. An independent, dedicated space agency would impr...
Taipei, April 19 (CNA) The Legislative Yuan on Tuesday approved a bill that would upgrade the National Space Organization (NSPO) to a directly affiliated agency of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
A scientific microsatellite jointly developed by institutions in Taiwan, the US and India was launched yesterday morning, representing a major milestone in scientific collaboration and the nation’s achievements in space research. The INSPIRESat-1 microsatellite was launched at 8:29am Taipei time from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. The US received a signal from the satellite when it passed overhead at 9:30am, while Taiwan is expected to detect a signal at about 5pm today. It is to remain in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 525km, where it is to collect data for parti...