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Nigeria Joins the Space Age

Posted by michael on from the starting-small dept.

nuke-alwin writes "The Age is reporting that Nigeria has joined the space age by sending a satellite into space from Russia. The satellite will be used for environmental monitoring and to keep an eye on oil pipelines."

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  1. Re:uhmm... typo by linzeal · · Score: 2, Interesting

    From here

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  2. Nigeria better launch site than Plesetsk? by smithmc · · Score: 3, Interesting


    Nigeria's pretty close to the equator, innit? Maybe they could talk the Russians into building a launch site there for their shared use? Russia would benefit from the higher rotational velocity, and Nigeria would probably benefit in a number of more mundane ways (jobs, economic development, etc.)

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  3. Re:It was by GMontag · · Score: 0, Interesting

    LOL, they belong in the "space age" because they exist at the same time as space is being explored. They have "moved" nowhere.

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