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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. WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! by ihatesco · · Score: 1, Troll
    Everyone who post his lame soviet russia joke in this thread is wrong. The truth is this:

    In soviet russia you spam former nigerian presidents...

    Now beat this.

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  2. Re:Muslims in space. by *NewDis* · · Score: 0, Troll

    Lets look at the situation: Recession in more than one state. Space budget already got a boost. And lots of poor people in america. Now should we go for more into space or fix problems at home. Eat food, now or later? Send another monkey to space just to show US > Nigeria? Screw California more using Texas companies, now or later? Or continue war in hopes of getting in history book as the president that saved the Middle East? or worry and make decisions on actual things involving the people of USA. To be in power, is to be wrong either way...

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

    It qualifies in the same way as your riding in a cab makes you a mechanical engineer. Bring a kite with you and you will be an aerospace engineer too!

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