Team Nepal has entered the finals of the fifth edition of the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge, held annually at the International Space Station. The team of Nepali youth had won first place in the preliminary round and secured the spot.

The Nepalese Space Research Association organised the competition in Nepal.

Nepali youths participated in the competition by forming a team named PGS group.

Er Shashank Shree Neupane, Er Atish Shakya, Sanju Paudel, Gaurav Raut, and Gaman Aryal are participating in the competition.

Youths from eleven countries will participate, including representatives of the United States and Japan. Teams of young people selected by the governments of five other countries in Asia Pacific, including Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, will compete in the finals.

The Kibo Robot Programming Challenge is one of the most fierce competitions in the field of outer space. In this competition, a NASA-built automatic robot called Astrobee will have to send commands and codes from NASA's ground station.

The robot will help the astronauts on the ISS in their daily life.

“It is a matter of pride that we will be competing with international teams, and our team is confident that we will be able to achieve the best results,” Neupane, the team leader, said.