From the start, the new astronomy in Taiwan has been closely in touch with the pulse of international astronomical research. Astronomers who were attracted back to Taiwan from leading US research institutes, such as Yuan Chi and Lo Kwok-yung, took part in drafting a ten-year plan to develop astronomy in Taiwan. Radio astronomy was a key focus of the plan.
台灣天文學一起步就扣緊國際天文脈動，加上從美國知名研究機構延攬回台的天文學者袁旂、魯國鏞等人共同規劃，訂出台灣天文發展的方向與十年計畫，「無線電波天文」，正是第一個天文十年的聚焦點。