Mikaela first broke the news about the launching of Diwata-1 to me. What sets this satellite apart from older Philippine satellites (Aguila & Mabuhay) is that Diwata-1 was built and assembled by Filipino scientists (as a update on the carcass of the Raijin-2 Japanese satellites). I understand that the older satellites were either bought while in orbit, or commissioned from scratch abroad. Truly, this is quite big feat by the DOST, considering the shoe-string budget that they are given. Kudos is definitely in order!Thursday, January 21, 2016
Diwata-1
Mikaela first broke the news about the launching of Diwata-1 to me. What sets this satellite apart from older Philippine satellites (Aguila & Mabuhay) is that Diwata-1 was built and assembled by Filipino scientists (as a update on the carcass of the Raijin-2 Japanese satellites). I understand that the older satellites were either bought while in orbit, or commissioned from scratch abroad. Truly, this is quite big feat by the DOST, considering the shoe-string budget that they are given. Kudos is definitely in order!
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