BD team set to visit NASA

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Bangla Tribune Desk
Published : 10:12, Jun 21, 2019 | Updated : 10:15, Jun 21, 2019

Team Olik of SUST made a VR application. Using this apps user can experience the NASA lunar landing site in virtual reality.NASA Space Apps Challenge 2018 contest champion Bangladesh team is on its way to Orlando, USA to visit NASA, reports BSS.
The six world champion teams from six categories and local organisers are going to NASA and they will visit Kennedy Space Center and join Falcon-9 Space Shuttle Launching Programme.
Bangladesh team will be led by the country's ICT Division. The World Champion Teams will participate at the Falcon-9 Space Shuttle launching event on Jul 21, 2019.
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2018 Global organiser has invited World Champion Team Bangladesh and local organisers to participate at the event.
Bangladesh team will participate at the felicitation programme organised by global organisers and take part in the tour inside Kennedy Space Center on Jul 22-23.
In Feb 16, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology team brought the honour for Bangladesh by securing top position in the competition by beating 1395 teams around the world. Bangladesh has become World Champion at NASA Space Apps Challenge contest in 'Best Use of Data Category.'
Team Olik of SUST made a VR application. Using this app's user can experience the NASA lunar landing site in virtual reality.
This Lunar VR Project intends to provide experience in virtual reality which is portable and educative at the same time.
ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, congratulating the achievement said Digital Bangladesh is developing by hand-holding with the youths of this country. Now it's our chance to fly our flag high at Kennedy Space Center, NASA.

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