Tag: Space technology

FG to send first civilian to space

Aminu Imam
DG NASRDA

…Prioritises technological advancements The Federal Government has announced a landmark initiative to send its first citizen into space. This was disclosed by tge Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, (NASRDA), Dr. Mathew Adepoju, during a press conference held in Abuja. Dr. Adepoju revealed that Nigeria has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) to facilitate this ambitious project. He emphasised that this collaboration signifies a major milestone in Nigerias 25th anniversary of space exploration, positioning the nation among countries…

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Nigeria, first African nation to acquire cosmic rays detector NASRDA

Aminu Imam
NASRDA

The National Space Research and Development Agency, (NASRDA), says Nigeria becomes the first country in Africa to acquire a cosmic ray muon detector to aid climate change and atmospheric research. The Director, of UN- African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English, (UN-ARCSSTEE), a research and development centre of NASRDA, Prof. Babatunde Rabiu, disclosed this at a symposium in Abuja on Friday. The symposium on Cosmic Rays and Space Weather was organised by UN-ARCSSTEE, in collaboration with Georgia State University (GSU), USA. The muon detector for monitoring…

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