1st Made in Nigeria Satellite to be Launched by 2018

The Minister of Science and Technology, Abdu Bulama, said on Tuesday in Abuja that Nigeria would design, fabricate, test and launch its indigenous satellite by 2018. Bulama stated this when he inspected facilities at the Obasanjo Space Centre of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). The minister said the centre had the mandate to launch Nigeria’s first indigenous satellite by 2018, and described space science and technology programme as an important component of the Nigerian dream. According to him, the satellite programme has a very positive role to play in the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. More

(Source: Bella Naija - Sep 24)