Nigerië beplan om 'n ruimtevaarder te stuur na die ruimte deur 2030

Nigeria has announced plans to send an astronaut into space by 2030, as part of its drive to develop a world-class space industry.

“The space program is very important,” sê dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, during a speech in the capital city Abuja. “Space is a major asset that Nigeria must be involved in for the purpose of protecting national interests.”

A Nigerian Space Agency delegation will visit partners in China this month to discuss logistics and investment for a manned space mission, which would be the first by an African nation.

Dr. Onu’s announcement has been greeted with skepticism, partly as it came soon after a scam email demanding $3 million for a lost Nigerian astronaut went viral, and as policy announcements from the new government have been…Lees meer