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The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is the national space agency of Nigeria. It is a parastatal under Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology . The agency is based in the Nigerian capital city of Abuja in the Lugbe district and has a ground receiving station, among various other sites.
Nigeria EduSat-1 was a Nigerian nanosatellite built by the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), created in conjunction with the Japanese Birds-1 program. It was Nigeria's first satellite built by a university. It was launched from the Japanese Kibō module of the International Space Station, being brought to the station as part of ...
Nigeria's space strategy was formulated in 2005 by NASRDA. The strategy contained a 25-year road map with three main objectives: [43] Produce a Nigerian astronaut by 2015, Launch a Nigerian manufactured satellite by 2018, Launch a Nigerian made satellite, from a Nigerian launch site, on a Nigerian manufactured launch vehicle by 2025.
It was launched on 13 May 2007, on board a Chinese Long March 3B carrier rocket, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China. The spacecraft was operated by NIGCOMSAT LTD and the Nigerian Space Agency, NASRDA. On 11 November 2008, NigComSat-1 was de-orbit after running out of power due to an anomaly in its solar array.
The Chinese deal coincided with Cairo’s creating the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA) in January 2018 and laying out plans for the construction of a Space City on the outskirts of Cairo.
People on the beach in Cape Canaveral watch the historic maiden launch of the Blue Origin New Glenn rocket launched at 2:03 a.m. EST January 16th from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space ...
Croatian Space Agency (CROSA), proposed in 2020, currently operates as NGO Adriatic Aerospace Association (A3), at progress stage. [127] [128] Djibouti National Space Office, announced in 2022, at bill stage. [129] Guatemala Space Agency, proposed in 2019, at progress stage. [130] [131] Honduras Space Agency (AEH), proposed in 2018, at progress ...
The launch has already been rescheduled twice due to bad weather, and the agency now plans for liftoff of XRISM and SLIM aboard an H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center at 8:26 p.m. ET ...