Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid

leaders of the NUST Rocket

Compiled from 1 recorded interview. Every statement below is drawn from the passage cited beside it.

Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid are members and leaders of the NUST Rocket Team, which is taking part in the Spaceport America Cup. They say theirs is the only team from Pakistan in the competition. They say their aim is to launch a space shot from Pakistan within five to seven years.

NUST Rocket Team

Hasan and Khalid are part of the NUST Rocket Team. They say a team of that name was formed, that they eventually joined it and that they now lead it. They put its membership at 23 people, including mechanical and electrical engineers and recent naval architecture members. [1]

According to the two, a rocket-related final-year project was rejected earlier because it was at a naval institute. They add that a plan for a solid, propelled rocket ran into duties and customs laws on imported components. The team is taking part in the Spaceport America Cup, and they say it is the only team from Pakistan in the competition. [1]

The competition rocket

Hasan and Khalid say the team has finished its design phase and completed its analysis. Fabrication of the rocket structure from carbon fiber has started. The current design is about 8 feet tall and weighs about 33.6 kg with motor and fuel, and they put the estimated cost of the rocket at roughly 1 million. [1]

They say the rocket is designed to reach 10,000 feet, although the competition allows up to 30,000 feet. The planned recovery opens a small drogue parachute first and a main parachute at 1,500 feet. The avionics include a barometer, a gyroscope and a flight computer, which sends data to a ground station during flight. The current payload is a dummy with mass only and no function. [1]

They say most components are to be bought commercially, while some secondary components are developed by the team itself. Certain components cannot be imported because they are used in missile technology and defence. They also say the rocket cannot be launched or tested in Pakistan, a risk they cannot mitigate. They describe a sounding rocket as an experimental rocket that stays within the atmosphere. [1]

Other work

One of them says he did an internship at a railway organisation, and one says he interned at a speaker manufacturing firm in Karachi. They say they run a small business that makes books and journals, and that the spiral binding used in it is imported from China. One of them says he wants time to analyse industry before pursuing an opportunity he finds. [1]

Views

Hasan and Khalid say they want to build bigger rockets, payloads and satellites, and they plan to design and manufacture their own rocket engine in Pakistan. They want other universities to start their own teams and say they want to help them. Their stated aim is to establish a space culture. [1]

They say space in Pakistan is currently used mainly for defence, and that the current space programme, called SP-40, runs to 2040. In their view Pakistan does not yet have the capability to launch its own satellites or rockets. They say their technology is closely linked to defence technology and that any defence use of it would be destructive. [1]

On wider conditions in Pakistan, they say the country is still agriculture-based and that internet access is a major problem in places such as Gilgit. They say an agriculture association head did not see the use of land mapping and pointed to Google Maps. One of them says Pakistani businesspeople have been demonised as corrupt. Another view put forward is that academia, industry and government are not in sync in Pakistan, unlike in successful countries. He says Pakistani research papers have little credibility, so industry does not accept them, and that the framework linking universities, industry and government is missing. [1]

They say they do not want creativity to be killed in children. One of them advises parents not to steer children toward a fixed mindset and to let them pursue what they want. He says meeting people with different views gives him ideas he would not otherwise have. One guest's closing message is to make the world sustainable and to make oneself sustainable. [1]

Personal life

One of them says he did not expect to get this opportunity inside Pakistan. He also says he is a huge fan of Elon Musk. [1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-04-16 Pakistan's first space team fights custom laws and brain drain Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid?

Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid are members of the NUST Rocket Team. They say they eventually joined the team and now lead it.[1]

What does Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid do?

Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid work on the NUST Rocket Team, which is taking part in the Spaceport America Cup. They say the team has finished its design phase and has started to manufacture the rocket structure from carbon fiber.[1]

How many people are on the NUST Rocket Team led by Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid?

Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid say the NUST Rocket Team has 23 members. They say the team includes mechanical and electrical engineers and recent naval architecture members.[1]

How high is the rocket of Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid designed to fly?

Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid say their rocket is designed to reach 10,000 feet. They add that the competition allows up to 30,000 feet, and that the current design is about 8 feet tall.[1]

What are the goals of Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid?

Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid say their aim is to launch a space shot from Pakistan within five to seven years. They also say they want to build bigger rockets, payloads and satellites, and to establish a space culture.[1]

When does Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid graduate?

Usaidul Hasan & Hamza Khalid say they are in their final semester of study. They expect to graduate in June.[1]

References

  1. Pakistan's first space team fights custom laws and brain drain . Thought Behind Things , 2021-04-16.
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  1. Usaidul Hasan and Hamza Khalid are part of the NUST Rocket Team. In conversation with NUST rocket team, this episode explores space & its potential industry in Pakistan.
  2. They say a team named NUST Rocket Team was formed, which they eventually joined and now lead. Unhone ek team banayi jo ke NUST Rocket Team uska naam rakha and eventually we joined the team aur ab we are leading it.
  3. They say a rocket-related final-year project was rejected because it was at a naval institute. They wanted to do an FYP final year project, jo ke rocket se related tha. Which got rejected due to being in a naval institute.
  4. They say a plan for a solid, propelled rocket ran into duties and customs laws on imported components. kyunke solid rocket, propelled rocket banana chaah rahe the, toh jo components the unko import karane mein kuch duties aur customs laws the jo ke hum nahi kara sakte.
  5. They say they are the only team from Pakistan in the competition. did we did we tell you we are the only team from Pakistan?
  6. They are taking part in the Spaceport America Cup. How a team from Pakistan is participating in spaceport America cup?
  7. They say the NUST Rocket Team has 23 members. how many people are in your team? 23. 23 members.
  8. They say the team includes mechanical and electrical engineers and recent naval architecture members. Uh hamare paas mechanical engineers hain, hamare paas electrical engineers hain aur recently hamare saath naval architecture ke bhi uh new members ne join kiya hai.
  9. They say they are in their final semester of study. Yes, this is our final semester actually.
  10. They expect to graduate in June. And when will you graduate? Uh in June.
  11. One guest says he wants to study physics and philosophy. Toh mera personally yeh hai ke I want to study physics and philosophy.
  12. He says he is applying to universities abroad. Toh main bahar ki university mein apply kar raha hoon.
  13. He calls physics, philosophy and psychology his three Ps. I call them my three Ps, physics, philosophy and psychology.
  14. Asked about his research interest, he names string theory. what would be your interest area? A string theory.
  15. One guest says he had been thinking of not going abroad for a master's degree. Main bas yeh soch raha tha ke masters ke liye mujhe foreign nahi jaana.
  16. He says he wants time to analyse industry before pursuing an opportunity he finds. Toh uske liye thoda sa mujhe time chahiye jismein main industry ko analyze karunga thoda sa aur uske baad kahin opportunity mujhe dikhi, koi gap dikha, toh woh pursue karunga definitely.
  17. One guest says he did an internship at a railway organisation. Maine Pakistan Railway mein ki thi
  18. One guest says he interned at a speaker manufacturing firm in Karachi. ek private firm thi Karachi mein udhar ki thi. Kis industry mein operate kar rahi thi? Speaker manufacturing.
  19. They say they run a small business that makes books and journals. hamara ek business hai chota sa kitabon ka, hum uh journals banate hain.
  20. They say the spiral binding used in their book business is imported from China. woh kitab ke andar jo spiral dalta hai, woh bhi China se dabbo mein hi import hota hai.
  21. He says he did not expect to get this opportunity inside Pakistan. mujhe nahi lagta tha ke mujhe kabhi Pakistan ke andar yeh opportunity milegi.
  22. He says he is a huge fan of Elon Musk. Elon Musk, I mean I am a huge fan of Elon Musk.
  23. They say the rocket structure has started to be manufactured from carbon fiber. Fabrication almost start ho chuki hai. Current state yeh hai ke hum log ka structure carbon fiber se manufacture hona shuru ho gaya hai.
  24. They say they have finished the design phase and completed their analysis. We have finished our designing phase. We have done all the analysis, CFD and for those who know
  25. They say their avionics include a barometer, a gyroscope and a flight computer. ismein hamara barometer hai, hamara gyroscope hai, flight computer hoga
  26. They say their flight computer sends data to a ground station during flight. hum flight computer use kar rahe hain jo ke jitna bhi data hoga woh send kar raha hoga hamare paas ground station pe.
  27. They put the estimated cost of the rocket at roughly 1 million. Uh, it's ballpark 1 million.
  28. They say the current design is about 8 feet tall and weighs about 33.6 kg with motor and fuel. Abhi hamara jo design hai woh around 8 feet hai aur iska weight around 33.6 kg with the motor and the fuel.
  29. They say the rocket is designed to reach 10,000 feet. Essentially iska jo maqsad hai woh yeh hai ke yeh 10,000 feet tak jayega.
  30. They say the competition allows up to 30,000 feet, while they currently aim for 10,000 feet. abhi hum 10,000 feet aim kar rahe hain. Competition allows us for 30,000 feet.
  31. The planned recovery opens a small drogue parachute first and a main parachute at 1,500 feet. jismein drog parachute khulega. Drog is the small parachute. Aur uske baad yeh aayega wapis aaram aaram se descend hote hote drift ke saath aur 1500 feet pe jaake iska second jo hoga parachute, main parachute, woh khulega.
  32. They say their current payload is a dummy with mass only and no function. Ab ismein hamare paas payload currently jo hum use kar rahe hain woh toh dummy payload hai. Dummy payload is something ke it's the mass only aur uska koi function nahi hai.
  33. They say most of their components are to be bought commercially. Matlab zyada tar components unhone commercially buy karne hain.
  34. They say they develop some secondary components themselves. Dusre hamare hote hain ek secondary component jo ke hum log khud develop karenge, khud un sab cheezon ko banayenge.
  35. They say certain components cannot be imported because they are used in missile technology and defence. Yeh kyunke yeh usually use hote hain missile technology mein. Missile technology mein, defense wagera mein. Right. Is wajah se hum isko import nahi kar sakte.
  36. They say they cannot launch or test the rocket in Pakistan, a risk they cannot mitigate. This is a risk that we can't mitigate because iske andar wahi hai ke we can't launch it, we can't test it in Pakistan.
  37. They describe a sounding rocket as an experimental rocket that stays within the atmosphere. Sounding rocket aisa rocket jo atmosphere ke andar reh raha hai aur experimental.
  38. They say their aim is to launch a space shot from Pakistan within five to seven years. we want ourselves to be able to launch a space shot from Pakistan in the next five to seven years.
  39. They say they want to build bigger rockets, payloads and satellites. Toh we want to move to bigger rockets. We want to we want to manufacture payloads, we want to manufacture satellites
  40. They plan to design and manufacture their own rocket engine in Pakistan. jo rocket engine hai na, woh hum yahan pe design aur manufacture karein.
  41. They say they want other universities to start their own teams and want to help them. other universities to come up with their own teams. We want to help them.
  42. They say their aim is to establish a space culture. Haan, uska uska ek hai ke space culture establish karna hai yaar. So we want to establish that space culture.
  43. They say space in Pakistan is currently used mainly for defence. abhi sirf sirf aur sirf space jo hai uh woh hamare yahan pe as a defense ke tor par matlab cheezein use ho rahi hain.
  44. They say they do not want creativity to be killed in children. Creativity gets killed na. So we don't want that to happen with kids.
  45. They say their technology is closely linked to defence technology. hamari technology bahut zyada link karti hai defense technology se jo woh use karte hain.
  46. They say any defence use of their technology would be destructive. Uh possibilities bahut zyada ho sakti hain, lekin woh saari destructive hongi.
  47. They say the current space programme, called SP-40, runs to 2040. ab agar aap SUPARCO ka abhi program dekhein na, SP-40, space program 2040, toh it's for 2040.
  48. They say Pakistan does not yet have the capability to launch its own satellites or rockets. And we don't even have the capability to launch our own satellites, own rockets.
  49. They say Pakistan is still an agriculture-based country. Ek yeh ke Pakistan is still an agricultural based country.
  50. They say internet access is a major problem in places such as Gilgit. internet ki facility, sabse badi cheez jismein humein bahut zyada masla aata hai. Gilgit mein chale jao, wahan pe aapko internet nahi milta.
  51. They say an agriculture association head did not see the use of land mapping and pointed to Google Maps. hamari ek meeting hui thi jo ke agriculture association ke head the. Right. And he could not realize ke yaar, ke microgravity research se kya fayde ho sakte hain ya land mapping kya ho sakti hai. Like, his exact words were, yaar Google Map hai toh.
  52. He says Pakistani businesspeople have been demonised as corrupt. hamare yahan jo businessman hain na Pakistan mein, unko humne demonize kar diya. Sab corrupt hain.
  53. Asked about Pakistan today, one guest says it has huge potential that just needs a spark. I think I would wahi ek general baat na ki huge potential. Hmm. Just needs a spark maybe too.
  54. Asked about his hope for Pakistan, one guest says he is very hopeful because he sees potential. Haan, matlab Very hopeful. Kyunki nahi, matlab hopeful in a sense ki mujhe potential dikh raha hai.
  55. He says meeting people with different views gives him ideas he would not otherwise have. Jab main alag logon ke saath baithunga na, toh woh mujhe alag tareeke ka idea denge.
  56. He expects Pakistan to be more advanced in science and technology in ten years, but not as a society. I think ki we would be more advanced when it comes to science and technology, but from a purely societal sense of view, hum usi jagah pe honge.
  57. He says many social problems must be fixed by individuals rather than blamed on one leader. as a society bahut si cheezein hain jo hum logon ko khud personal level pe, individual level pe theek karni hain. Hmm. Bahut kaafi cheezein aisi hain ki hamesha hum ek leader ko blame karke aur saare ilzaam uske upar nahi daal sakte.
  58. He advises parents not to steer children toward a fixed mindset and to let them pursue what they want. parents apne bachon ko na bahut zyada fix mindset ki taraf nahi chalayein. Let them be open to new ideas aur unko pursue karne dein woh cheezein jo woh karna chahte hain
  59. One guest's closing message is to make the world sustainable and to make oneself sustainable. is duniya ko sustainable banao aur ek apne aap ko sustainable bana lo.
  60. He says academia, industry and government are not in sync in Pakistan, unlike successful countries. Koi bhi successful country le lein, koi bhi, uske andar jo hai na, teeno idaray jo hai na, sync mein chal rahe hote hain. Perfectly sync mein chal rahe hote hain.
  61. He says Pakistani research papers have little credibility, so industry does not accept them. toh uski koi credibility hi nahi hoti na, toh industry kyun accept kare hamare research papers?
  62. He says Pakistan is missing the framework that links universities, industry and government. Toh yeh saari yeh saara poora model, yeh poora framework hamare paas missing hai.
  63. Describing Pakistan today, he says chaos can be fine, as organised chaos is in football. And chaos is fine, like footballing, I don't know if you are a football fan, football mein ek term hoti hai organized organized chaos.