Guiding Satria until its Blastoff
Monday, July 31, 2023
Adipratnia Satwika Asmady was behind the launch of Satria-1 satellite. She controlled the satellite’s designing and assembly until it soared into the sky.
THE wind was blowing down steadily in Florida, causing the heart of Adipratnia Satwika Asmady to beat rapidly. A glimpse of anxiety was apparent when she sat facing a computer monitor in the landing control service room at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Unites States, on Sunday, June 18. Adipratnia was in the room that would determine the flight of Satelit Republik Indonesia-1 (Satria-1) into its orbit.
“At the time I was very tense, nervous. I
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