Annonce pour le moins étonnnante. Le Niger veut développer sa propre recherche et activité spatial et souhaite envoyer un homme dans l'espace en 2015... Selon toute vraissemblance, et bien que cela ne soit pas spécifié, sur un soyouz. A suivre.
05.22.2012 / 00:05 Nigeria has announced plans to send an astronaut into orbit
Minister of Science and Technology of Nigeria, Professor Ita Eva in a public speech in Abuja announced plans to his country's space exploration.
The Minister announced his intention to run for three satellites in 2015 and in 2015 sent to the orbit of the first Nigerian astronaut (probably refers to the launch of the Russian space ship). As for the satellites, in 2015, planned to launch a military satellite remote sensing NigeriaSAR-1 with synthetic aperture radar.
Eva said that Nigeria will conduct their own satellite systems and the development of their launch into orbit, according to a blog initiated by Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies. In 2018, Nigeria should begin production of satellites, and in 2025 - rockets launchers. In 2028 supposed to carry out an independent Nigerian satellite launched into space, according to business-online.
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