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Africa Joins The Space Race As Ghana Launches Satellite by Frankenstein: 1:13pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
The GhanaSat-1―Ghana’s first satellite―began its orbit recently, with a little help from some friends. The cubesat , built by a Ghanaian engineering team at All Nations University , was delivered to NASA’s International Space Station in June on a SpaceX rocket that took off from pad 39a at Kennedy Space Center, a NASA spokesperson confirmed. The GhanaSat-1 deployed into orbit from the Center in July, and is now operational, according to project manager Richard Damoah, a Ghanaian professor and assistant research scientist at NASA. “This particular satellite has two missions,” Damoah told TechCrunch. “It has cameras on board for detailed monitoring of the coastlines of Ghana. Then there’s an educational piece―we want to use it to integrate satellite technology into high school curriculum,” he said. GhanaSat-1 will send a signal to a ground station at All Nations University’s Space Systems and Technology Laboratory. That’s where it was developed by a team of engineers that included Benjamin Bonsu, Ernest Teye Matey , and Joseph Quansah. Read more https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/06/africa-enters-the-space-race/?ncid=rss&utm_source=tctwreshare&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&sr_share=twitter cc Lalasticlala
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Re: Africa Joins The Space Race As Ghana Launches Satellite by Seguntimmy(m): 1:16pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
I knw Nigerians can do better, bt the LEADERS ARE NOT ENCOURAGING AT ALL |
Re: Africa Joins The Space Race As Ghana Launches Satellite by ProFuhrer: 1:55pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
It says launched by SpaceX not Ghana. Ghana built the satellite. |
Re: Africa Joins The Space Race As Ghana Launches Satellite by Frankenstein: 7:03pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
ProFuhrer:Yes. Nigeria is yet to build any. This calls for investment in science and technology. We have many capable minds but lack funds. |
Re: Africa Joins The Space Race As Ghana Launches Satellite by ProFuhrer: 2:40pm On Aug 10, 2017 |
Frankenstein:I agree. |
Re: Africa Joins The Space Race As Ghana Launches Satellite by Horus(m): 3:37pm On Jan 04, 2018 |
Re: Africa Joins The Space Race As Ghana Launches Satellite by casanova96(m): 5:18pm On Jan 05, 2018 |
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