Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 2, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Nigeria's space race Nigeria is running one of Africa's biggest space programmes. The hope is the satellite-based project will help manage agricultural production, but not everyone is convinced of the benefits.In 2003 Nigeria announced its space programme and within a few years it had launched its first satellite, which quickly lost power and disappeared from orbit. Now Nigeria has three satellites in orbit including NigComSat-1R, built in China. It was launched in 2011 and has boosted internet and telecommunications services across the country. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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