Vietnamese people write names on the universe

Space science lovers can leave their identities as well as send messages and messages to the universe via satellites made by FPT Technology Research Institute.

The satellite is named F-1 CubeSat. The sender accesses the address: http://fspace.edu.vn/?page_id=31, then enter his name, e-mail and message. All names and messages sent through the website will be written to a microSD card. This memory card will be mounted on the F-1 satellite before being sent abroad for final testing. After that, all will be transferred to the launch yard, mounted on the rocket is pushed and launched into orbit.

According to Mr. Vu Trong Thu, Head of FPT Space in the Institute, this is a symbolic work, bringing joy and hope to the future for participants.'Aerospace is not too far away, people are fully capable of doing things that seem impossible if they have determination , ' he said.

FPT Space is now rushing to complete negotiations with foreign partners about hiring F-1 launchers. Expected, the F-1 will be launched in February 2012.

FSpace's F-1 satellite has been working on research and manufacturing since 2009, with the goal of being able to 'live' for at least a year and signaling Earth, capturing low-resolution images. of the earth and the speed of data transmission from satellites to earth reaches 1,200 bits / second.

Vibration test for F-1 satellites. (Photo: FSpace)

If these requirements are fulfilled, the new satellite will be tested for more complex features such as taking 1 megapixel resolution photos or increasing the transmission rate to 9,600 bits per second .

In the world, satellite production is very developed, but for Vietnam this is still a very new field. Therefore, many industry experts said that if successful, FPT will become the first private enterprise in the country to successfully manufacture small satellites, opening up the development direction of Vietnam's science and space industry. Male.

Previously, in April 2008, Vietnam's Vinasat-1 satellite was successfully launched into orbit. In early 2010, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed to allow VNPT to be the investor of Vinasat-2 project (total investment of 290-350 million USD), expected to launch in 2012.

The science and space industry in Vietnam is growing rapidly. In the 5-year summary report of the Institute of Space Technology, Dr. Doan Minh Chung, Director of Space Technology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology), said the Institute's orientation to 2020 will master small-scale earth observation technology, exploit incremental services on satellite data applications; bring technology applications to widely and regularly serve the socio-economic needs in production, service, education, health, national security, . reaching a fairly average area.

By 2030, the Institute will design and manufacture small satellites to observe the earth, contributing to making space technology become an important industry of the country, bringing Vietnam's science and technology to the universe. across countries and regions leading research institutes of space technology.