Indonesia is now planning to build its first spaceport on a tropical island off the coast of easternmost Papua AFP/Juni KriswantoLUMAJANG, Indonesia: Workers snap the miniature rocket's wings into place as Indonesia's little-known space agency readies its latest launch on barren scrubland in East Java.
Some experts question how realistic that timeline is, and officials acknowledge much will depend on whether Jakarta stumps up the necessary funds. Back at the launch site on East Java, Lapan's scientists were gauging the tiny test rocket's speed, movement and other specifications. Achieving a real life launch in five years requires a giant leap, conceded Lavi Zuhal, head of aerospace engineering at Indonesia's Bandung Institute of Technology.
"In the grand scheme of rocket development you can think of this as a step in the right direction," she said.INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION But now Lapan is now talking to its Russia counterpart about sending one of its astronauts on a future mission - though there are few concrete details so far.
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