The Scientific Committee of the National Astronomical Observation Commission has decided to establish Pakistan’s first space museum in Islamabad. Previously, there was the PIA Planetarium at the Expo Center in Karachi, which previously offered a virtual tour of the space.
According to APP, Federal Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry led the meeting, which decided to establish Pakistan’s first space museum in Islamabad. The minister announced that the first space museum will be established within eight months.
The meeting also decided to establish five astronomical observatories in Pakistan. In the initial phase, it was unanimously decided to establish astronomical observatories in Islamabad and Gwadar.
The meeting also decided to establish five astronomical observatories in Pakistan. In the initial phase, it was unanimously decided to establish astronomical observatories in Islamabad and Gwadar.
In a tweet, Fawad said provincial governments were also asked to create space museums in provincial capitals.
اسلام آباد میں پہلا اسپیس میوزیم اگلے چھ سے آٹھ مہینوں میں قائم ہو گا، صوبائ حکومتوں سے بھی کہا ہے کہ صوبائ دارلحکومتوں میں اسپیس میوزیم بنائیں ۔۔۔ چاند دیکھنے سے لے کر ستاروں سے آگے کے جہاں آپ خود Explore کر سکیں گے۔۔ انشاللہ https://t.co/Vj1kMCgZ2G
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 3, 2020
From looking at the moon to behind the stars, you can explore the universe in the future,” he said
