OSTIn Hosts President Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s Visit to Singapore’s Space Ecosystem
OSTIn had the honour of co-hosting President Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s
visit to explore Singapore’s vibrant space ecosystem on 11 June 2024, along
with Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU).
President Tharman received a briefing from Jonathan Hung,
Executive Director of OSTIn, and Lim Wee Seng, Executive Director of
NTU Satellite Research Centre (SaRC)
. He also connected with key representatives from Singapore’s space academia,
industry, and student communities.
NTU Undergraduate Hong Jin Hao said, “𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦
𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦
𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘕𝘛𝘜’𝘴 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦
𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘜𝘚 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘳,
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳
𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴.”
During the visit, NTU unveiled the Extremely Low Earth Imaging Technology Explorer (ELITE) satellite's final test model – their 14th and largest, most complex satellite yet. A collaboration between NTU Singapore, Aliena Pte Ltd, LightHaus Photonics Pte Ltd , Temasek Laboratories @ NUS, and ST Engineering Satellite Systems, this project supported by OSTIn highlights the advancement in Singapore’s space tech capabilities. It also offers invaluable learning opportunities for students and youths, igniting their passion for STEM careers.