webfact Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Roadmap for space tech developmentUSANEE MONGKOLPORNTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- THE Information and Communications Technology Ministry will draw up a long-term roadmap for space affairs and space technology development, in the ambition that one day the country will have what ICT Minister Pornchai Rujiprapa calls "Thailand's Nasa".Pornchai said yesterday that his ministry would team up with the Defence, Education, Science and Technology, and Agricultural and Cooperatives ministries to draw up the plan.More details of the roadmap will be made available in the next three weeks, he said.In October, the ministry assigned its space affairs committee to conduct a feasibility study on the ministry's plan to launch a national satellite to provide ICT services to the public, as part of its plan to support the government's promotion of the digital economy. Pornchai instructed the committee to complete the study within six months.If the project gets off the ground, the ministry will cooperate with the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of the Science and Technology Ministry to operate the satellite.He said that though it might take 10 years before Thailand could build its own satellite, the country had to start making the move now to develop its space technology.The potential of Thais working in space technology will also be upgraded to help the country achieve the goal, he said, adding that the Kingdom needed to lay the foundations in this area to enhance its competitive edge."We [the government and private sector] spend a massive amount on foreign satellite technologies every year. We need to build the technology on our own to move us up to the same league as foreign countries in the field," said the minister. Meanwhile, the ICT Ministry is in the process of being transformed into the Digital for Economy and Society Ministry.The Cabinet recently approved a draft law setting up a national digital economy committee, and another for restructuring the ICT Ministry.The first of these draft laws determines the creation of a national committee to be chaired by the prime minister, with the deputy PM in charge of the economy acting as vice chairman.Its role is to coordinate the implementation of digital-economy policies between the government and state agenciesThe second determines the renaming and restructuring of the ministry as the Digital for Economy and Society Ministry, which will oversee five offices: the ministry's office, the permanent secretary's office, the digital-economy office, the Meteorology Office, and the Office of National Statistics.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Roadmap-for-space-tech-development-30250604.html-- The Nation 2014-12-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post terryp Posted December 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2014 "Thailand's Nasa" NO please....... too many funny stories today I havent stop laughing since 6am 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 They want to send the first som tam to the moon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooweerup Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 oh please this is to much, Thailand cant even build roads or keep trains on tracks and now they want to be the new NASA. Just so hilarious oh dear leader Prayuth you are killing me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Just checked the calander, yup it is December 25th, thought I had overslept and it was April 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Has TV turned into a humor site ??? These officials are so delusional they must be on some sort of drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kotsak Posted December 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2014 (edited) How about they provide electricity first to that god forsaken village somewhere in the northeast that I was reading about a few days ago? They've been waiting for 25 years <deleted>.. Edited December 25, 2014 by kotsak 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Several decades late, and a few billion dollars short. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NextStationBangkok Posted December 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2014 Space programs requires sophisticated knowledge and resources, more over millions are dollars are involved. And they have to start with missile programs, and launch pads, etc. It is achievable in 25-30 years for sure if delicately working. But Thailand should not enter in this industry for fancy name and it is not tourist attraction anyway. Definitely migrant labors will not help in this matter, except manually skills are required. At the moment every satellite operated in Thailand is fully owned by Thaksin company which is Thaicom. That's why Thai's are paying Baht 3/call while rest of the world is paying less than 1 baht. First experiment they should start with is, build a powerful communication satellite(For Telephones and Internet) and launch through foreign space agencies, and control from Thailand and sell the bandwidth to all telecom companies in Thailand and use the revenue to invest in space research. At the moment most of the telecom revenue goes to Thaksin's family pockets, because Thaicom is monopoly in Thailand. That's how Farangs are paying B.1500/month for watch less than 5 worth English channels, and rest of Thailand is paying Baht.3 per minute calls. And still they are debating about 3G/4G revenue sharing etc, because Thaicom is controls everything here. I doubt the big revenue making companies and politicians will allow Thailand to research on space programs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Several decades late, and a few billion dollars short. I think I will save this post, so I can just cut&paste it to every statement issued by the government. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 What can you say? These people don't even feel em bare assed about the things they say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Just imagine , a rocket fueled with buffalo droppings Perhaps here has been mix up in translation and the expression , ''space- tech- development'' was confused with '' fantasy- dream- world tech development. Now here below is a lesson from Ireland and Mr. Spike Milligan that may be of interest and possibly help too to the relevant government department here in Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 "Thailand's Nasa" NO please....... too many funny stories today I havent stop laughing since 6am NASA and European Space Agencies never dreamed India will ever launch a successful satellite to Mars. It is if achievable if dedication and hard work is involved. NYT times insulted like this..... http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/78030000/jpg/_78030102_78030100.jpg http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29502062 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Hilarious. Merry Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Obvious step in planning for people with their heads in the clouds at the best of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Delusional! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 How about they provide electricity first to that god forsaken village somewhere in the northeast that I was reading about a few days ago? They've been waiting for 25 years <deleted>.. priorities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomthai Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Subtle difference between this and NASA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisico Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Has TV turned into a humor site ??? These officials are so delusional they must be on some sort of drugs. They are. The drug is called THAINESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Subtle difference between this and NASA. And here is the engineer at work in his lab.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Subtle difference between this and NASA. And here is the engineer at work in his lab.. Interesting though.... Sounds like the fuel is full moon party mix with M150 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoristheBlade Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Space Cadet Drugs have a lot to answer for Ground Control this is Major Somchai! Has TV turned into a humor site ??? These officials are so delusional they must be on some sort of drugs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooweerup Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 How about they provide electricity first to that god forsaken village somewhere in the northeast that I was reading about a few days ago? They've been waiting for 25 years <deleted>.. Hasn't been done in the mountains because they suffer from Acrophobia. They need to shove a Burmese fisherman into a rocket and land him on Mars first. Priorities are the 1st to walk on mars before they invent electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooweerup Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 (edited) What can you say? These people don't even feel em bare assed about the things they say. yep and they are running the country and cant see the world rolling on the floor laughing at these generals. Dear General Prayuth is going to take us forward into a new universe and we will sit amongst the Gods. Pack of fools they have more chance of eliminating prostitution than buying a Burmese guy to put in a rocket. Edited December 25, 2014 by Kooweerup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab5BKK Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 They can't manage to keep trains on tracks and they aim to conquer space 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswillems Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 (edited) Space technology is very much an international thing, even European countries don't develop their own satellites and launch them completely by themselves. The knowledge currently available in Thailand isn't even enough to build a small airplane. Taking into account Thailand is isolating itself from the rest of the world, I don't think anything like this will happen soon, unless they buy a satellite from China and just put a Thai sticker on it.Lately we read more and more delusional news reports probably only intended to support the Thai patriotism/nationalism. Edited December 25, 2014 by kriswillems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 The space race has just entered an exciting new dimension. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 "Out Of Space" I'm gonna send him to outer space, To find another race. I'm gonna send him to outer space, To find another race. ... I'll take your brain to another dimension. I'll take your brain to another dimension. I'll take your brain to another dimension. (hold it!) Pay close attention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKjRUZ63gWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Several decades late, and a few billion dollars short. That's a thad ignorant. Thailand has a vibrant rocket industry, some almost OTOP like homemade. Yearly tourists come to watch Thai masters at work (during the Bun Bang Fai festival that is). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 start with some space cookies...enough for the beginning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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