http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=180012 Bhatta, the 1st Nepali NASA scientist
congrats and we are proud of u mann , congratssssss

This is definitely good news. However there is another Nepali scientist in NASA, California. So this family's claim that Bhatta is the first Nepali scientist is not true.

lala Bhatta jee badai cha ... i will call u in some time ...

Congratulations to Nepalis making it to NASA. Here is another one http://www.dcnepal.net/aboutus.htm

GrgDai:

Is this the guy who uploaded videos of couples making love in dcnepal ??

 

 

Poonhill he seems to be the owner of dcnepal site

I had heard that there are around 4-5 Nepalese (or Nepali origin) and 100s Indians. If Rajendra is first to enter into NASA, it's good to know about this news. Nationals from around the world are trying to become first in space/moon from their respective country and we have headline of  "First Nepali in NASA".

BTW, Does NASA hire scientists with F-1, H-1 status? I think all federal agencies hire only permanent residents and citizens.

NASA doesnot hire F1.

Federal agencies don't even bother to hire permanent residents, just forget about H-1 and F-1. They do intensive background check (need security level clearences and security level depends upon the level of job)and has to have citizenship. It's so lame.

I believe there was a Nepali scientist with the last name of Rimal that worked for NASA in the 70's.

सर्बप्रथम राजेन्द्र लाई बधाई छ . येस्तो आर्थिक मंदी को बेलामा पनि अमेरिकामा जागीर पाउनु भएकोले तपाई जेहेन्दार र भाग्यमानी  बिद्यार्थी  हो भन्ने बुझाऊ छ.

अब  लागौ Publicity  तर्फ़ . मेरो आफ्नै २ जना नेपाली साथी हरु नै NASA को लगि काम गर्नु  हुन्छ भने यो नाचाहिदो publicty के का लागी ? त्यो तपाई को पर्सनल acheivment हो जून कुरा तपाई को परिबार र साथी भाई हरु बाहेक अरु कसैलाई पनि  चासो हुदैन.  तेस्तई कुरा गर्ने भये त, अर्को कम्पनी KASA (उदारण को लागी) मा काम पाउन पहिलो नेपाली पनि होलान नी.... उनी हरु को पनि चर्चा गरुम्न.

फेरी पनि बधाई छ. तर NASA मा job पाएको मा हैन. बधाई चाही job पाएको मा मात्रै (NASA KHASA LASHA संग मलाई केही मतलब छैन ... खालि काम को गुणस्तर सग  मतलब छ). जून कम्पनी मा काम गारे पनि गुणस्तर को काम गरेर चर्चा मा आउनुस . Company/Institute को बिल्ला भिरेर हैन.

 

लाटिको पोइ ले चाइनेजो गुणस्तरको कुरो गर्नुभो । कम्पनी होइन काम चाँही गुणस्तरको हुनुपर्छ । मेरो पनि त्यही धारणा छ । तै पनि राजेन्द्र जि लाई बरिस्ठ बधाई छ नासा मा काम पाउनु भएकोमा । मलाई त नेपालीको प्रगती सुन्न सार्है मन पर्छ ।

nepali mora harle beijjat tai garna lai sake ba. especially my sansar ko umeshele. teslai ek choti US lera aunu paryo sathi haruho... ani kati jana ko barema lekhne ho.... kukur le padeko ko kura ni news banauchha

LKP, Perfect!

 

लाटो देश् मा  गाडो(mysansar ko उमेश) तन्नेरी।  
हेर्ने लाई भन्दा देख्ने लाई लाज।

Nepal ma nam kamauna cha bhane NASA ma jagir khao keta ho ani nam ma scientist pani jhudao.

Nepal ma 1 din Bida pani Dine re prachande le.

There is one guy called MAN BAHDAUR BHANDARI in Australia, he recently gave interviews in Nepali news paper saying he is the first Nepali to settle in Australia with his family, WTF I was in Australia way before him and When I went to Australia there wre at least 1000 people in Sydney Alone.

Hoina yo Nepali  haru lai ke maan lagne ho? Huda huda Fisrt settle bhayeko pani bhanna ra dhak lagauna  maan lagne.

Coming back to NASA thing is is just one guy who wants to have his name in Newspaper thats all.

माथि जे जस्तै चर्चा हरु भये पनि जागिर पाउनु भएको भये बधाई । NASA मा पहिलो नेपाली बैज्ञानीक चाँही होइन होला तपाईं । बरु चर्चा मा आउनु भएको पहिलो नेपाली बैज्ञानीक चाँही हुन सक्छ (advertise gareko/bhayeko le) । I already know a guy who used to work for NASA as a scientist and he is not listed in any of discussion above.
I don't think NASA Or it's contractor would hire a F-1 student as mentioned above. And its not time for H1B too.
Anyway , Good Luck.
  

kudos to him but there are Neps everywhere lately...Nuclear Plants, Biggest Utility Plants, Running multi million dollar hedge funds, being named over and over again in Forbes ( in top five), well known desingers, models on hugo... so lets share the limelight with all the Nepalese Brothers...who dunit...Why dont EKantipur pick top 20 Neps in and under 35 to have MADE it?....

After scanning through the news and comments, I even hated to congratulate this Mr. Bhatta for his new job position. It is ridiculous to find someone claiming "the First Nepalese Scientist in NASA" and going for big publicity.

NASA is a big organization where many Nepalese have worked since early 70s and are currently working. I know Dr. Karki, Dr. Shrestha and Dr. Jha who have worked there leading various research projects. People living around DC suburb know them well. Man, this guy has just finished his masters, got some technical calibration job and claiming himself a scientist !!!! WTF. Getting a tenured position in NASA requires him to be a PR. If he entered US in F1 visa and just finished his course then it is impossible for him to be employed as a core-staff of NASA CREW unless he wins a DV lottery. His qualification and immigration status just allow him to be hired in a temporary position (with LTE permission to be renewed in every 2 months). This is nothing big. Many students and people in exchange programs do this every year. There are 100s of Nepalese phd students, postdocs and research scholars working for NASA projects, within NASA centers, NASA’s wing research organizations, Universities and other research institutes who are true NASA scientists. Getting a technical job does not make him a scientist.

As Vname bro said - हैन यो नेपालीहरुलाइ के मन लाग्ने हो ? हुँदा हुँदा Fisrt settle भएको भनेर पनि धाक दिन मन लाग्ने. I have met a few Nepalese who claim they are first settler in NY, DC etc. When I ask them when did they come to USA, they say “around 65 – 70”. I believe this is exaggerated one. Yet, I know someone from Nepal who came to USA in 1958 and he told me that there were 3-4 other Nepalese before him to cross Atlantic.

Publicity has become a business. There are so many Nepalese who have achieved a lot in their professional career but there are only few who have enjoyed paid publicity. Unfortunately Nepalese general mass is still not aware of this and they tend to believe what ekantipur/gorkhapatra writes is the only truth. If you have someone close to you working in media, you get free publicity. I suppose, this guy has someone working in Kantipur and put this information as big news without knowing anything about other people who are holding important position at the edge. This is classic example of लाटो देशमा गाँडो तन्नेरी

It boggles my mind at this day and age with access to educational and professional opportunities globally that one would think that he/she is the first to accomplish anything. It is sad these people need to brag and beat their own drums ( did I say this right?). I suppose this is one of those cases where .................नपाउने ले केरा पायो अनी बोक्रै सुद्द खायो situation. Now if it was back in the days when I first landed on this country, I would have believed that person that if he/she is the first person to be in that particular industry. But now???? Come on people....Nepalese are everywhere, working in all different industries in all levels. Nepalese have found success in all industries and the reason we dont hear bout these people majority of time is coz they don't have anybody doing the PR work for them. For example... look at Mr Kul Chandra Gautam. Has any of you met or heard him speak? OMG he is the one of the most humble and nicest human beings I have met considering he holds one of the most prestigious postions that even an American (even white man) envies. If we are determined and relentlessly work hard, we can find success in anything we do. Again this brings to my mind some of the famous quotations MLK made...........................

-         All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.  

-         An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

-         The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

-         Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

peace....