This a new and great development in the sector of education in our country. We all should hail this!

God bless Nigeria. God bless us all!

jayfolarin:


And who's to say those other sectors cant be handled alongside space research? This is not an either or situation. Countries that are prominent space actors started from a point as well

Do these ones have brain? India and Pakistan that are pursuing space and nuclear technology, are they not developing countries like Nigeria?

Rossikk:


Do these ones have brain? India and Pakistan that are pursuing space and nuclear technology, are they not developing countries like Nigeria?

Pakistan doesn't have any space technology. In fact not even proper nuclear technology. They only have basic linear implosion HEU based nuked which are nothing against Indian set.

India is the only lower middle income developing country in the world with substantial industrial ability and technological power in all sectors, from civil to military & from medical to space.

While on d other side

Goel:

Pakistan doesn't have any space technology. In fact not even proper nuclear technology. They only have basic linear implosion HEU based nuked which are nothing against Indian set.

India is the only lower middle income developing country in the world with substantial industrial ability and technological power in all sectors, from civil to military & from medical to space.

You are WRONG:


''Pakistan started pursuing space technology on 16 September 1961, when Pakistan's space agency, SUPARCO was created, with renowned physicist Abdus Salam as its first administrator. In its early days, SUPARCO researched on the development of solid-fuel sounding rockets with assistance provided by the United States. On 7 June 1962, with the launch of the Rehbar-I (lit. Teller of the Way) rocket, Pakistan became the tenth country in the world to successfully conduct the launch of an unmanned spacecraft. This rocket had been developed by a team of scientists and engineers of the Pakistan Air Force, led by Air Commodore (Brigadier-General) Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz in collaboration with NASA and was launched from Sonmiani, Pakistan's first space launch facility.

SUPARCO's unmanned space program continued till 1972, with nearly 20 successful launches. SUPARCO's unmanned space program suffered setbacks during the 1970s and the 1980s, delaying the development and launch of Pakistan's first satellite, Badr-I till 1990 when it was launched from China. SUPARCO launched Pakistan's second satellite, Badr-B in 2001 from Baikonur Cosmodrome using a Ukrainian Zenit-2 rocket, followed by Paksat-1R in 2011 which was contracted and actually built and launched by China, was Pakistan's first communication satellite.[42] On 9 July 2018, Pakistan launched two satellites from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre with Long March 2C Rocket. The Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) was a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite. It was designed and developed by SUPARCO’s engineers.

It was 1,200 kilograms (2,600 lb) weight satellite which will operate at an altitude of 640 kilometres (400 mi). With the launching of PRSS-1 , Pakistan has become one of the few countries to have its own remote sensing satellite in the orbit.[43][44] Another flagship satellite, Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) which was also designed and developed by SUPARCO’s engineers, has also co-launched with PRSS-1 by the same launch rocket, Long March 2C. It was a 285 kilograms (628 lb) weight satellite with an optical payload commensurate with national needs. It will operate at an altitude of 610 kilometres (380 mi).[44]

Pakistan intends to send its first national in space onboard a Chinese spacecraft by 2022, as announced by information minister Chaudhry.''

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Asian_national_space_programs

jayfolarin:


And who's to say those other sectors cant be handled alongside space research? This is not an either or situation. Countries that are prominent space actors started from a point as well

You are right though. But I don't see Nigeria going far in this space thing.

kaen1317:
what is Nigeria looking for in space when the country itself is in shambles

I tire o.

Kenmatt:
When is Federal government creating the long awaited Adada State?

Tomorrow

federal government always commissioning state own project as if they're the ones who built it e.g. oshodi metro terminal

Henri8:

Tomorrow

OK

Glorymax:
Physics and astronomy department, University of Nigeria Nsukka. Remember then when P. N. Okeke took us on astronomy course.
It's an interesting subject and you will appreciate the vastness of the universe, astronomical unit which is the Sun-Earth distance. Imagining the distance light travels per second, then light years, and parsecs.
Well, it's not a bad development. We can join them as we can't beat them definitely.

Lol
You're all fooling yourselves.
Space research my asshole

From the topic, I just knew uncle would be there.

Food don done for Lions & Lionesses

EVILFOREST:
NIGERIA is cursed
Is this a POULTRY or What....
PEOPLE will be asked to submit CVs, just for salary emoluments, yet nothing to show for it.

Come back here after 6MONTHS and see BUSHES.
It will incidentally turn into an AGRO RESERVE CENTRE

Why speak blasphemy against Nigeria?
If you are one of the sons of the soil and you talk this trash, i tell you- you are one of the biggest problems of the country.

Rossikk:


You are WRONG:


''Pakistan started pursuing space technology on 16 September 1961, when Pakistan's space agency, SUPARCO was created, with renowned physicist Abdus Salam as its first administrator. In its early days, SUPARCO researched on the development of solid-fuel sounding rockets with assistance provided by the United States. On 7 June 1962, with the launch of the Rehbar-I (lit. Teller of the Way) rocket, Pakistan became the tenth country in the world to successfully conduct the launch of an unmanned spacecraft. This rocket had been developed by a team of scientists and engineers of the Pakistan Air Force, led by Air Commodore (Brigadier-General) Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz in collaboration with NASA and was launched from Sonmiani, Pakistan's first space launch facility.

SUPARCO's unmanned space program continued till 1972, with nearly 20 successful launches. SUPARCO's unmanned space program suffered setbacks during the 1970s and the 1980s, delaying the development and launch of Pakistan's first satellite, Badr-I till 1990 when it was launched from China. SUPARCO launched Pakistan's second satellite, Badr-B in 2001 from Baikonur Cosmodrome using a Ukrainian Zenit-2 rocket, followed by Paksat-1R in 2011 which was contracted and actually built and launched by China, was Pakistan's first communication satellite.[42] On 9 July 2018, Pakistan launched two satellites from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre with Long March 2C Rocket. The Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) was a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite. It was designed and developed by SUPARCO’s engineers.

It was 1,200 kilograms (2,600 lb) weight satellite which will operate at an altitude of 640 kilometres (400 mi). With the launching of PRSS-1 , Pakistan has become one of the few countries to have its own remote sensing satellite in the orbit.[43][44] Another flagship satellite, Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) which was also designed and developed by SUPARCO’s engineers, has also co-launched with PRSS-1 by the same launch rocket, Long March 2C. It was a 285 kilograms (628 lb) weight satellite with an optical payload commensurate with national needs. It will operate at an altitude of 610 kilometres (380 mi).[44]

Pakistan intends to send its first national in space onboard a Chinese spacecraft by 2022, as announced by information minister Chaudhry.''

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Asian_national_space_programs

Writing this article doesn't strengthen your point in anyway. Just making a space agency doesn't make you a space power. And over that, sending humans on others' (Chinese) spacecraft isn't an achievement.

Some Pakistani patriot unnecessarily added Pakistan on list. Pakistan isn't even a small player in space.

Rossikk:


You are WRONG:


''Pakistan started pursuing space technology on 16 September 1961, when Pakistan's space agency, SUPARCO was created, with renowned physicist Abdus Salam as its first administrator. In its early days, SUPARCO researched on the development of solid-fuel sounding rockets with assistance provided by the United States. On 7 June 1962, with the launch of the Rehbar-I (lit. Teller of the Way) rocket, Pakistan became the tenth country in the world to successfully conduct the launch of an unmanned spacecraft. This rocket had been developed by a team of scientists and engineers of the Pakistan Air Force, led by Air Commodore (Brigadier-General) Władysław Józef Marian Turowicz in collaboration with NASA and was launched from Sonmiani, Pakistan's first space launch facility.

SUPARCO's unmanned space program continued till 1972, with nearly 20 successful launches. SUPARCO's unmanned space program suffered setbacks during the 1970s and the 1980s, delaying the development and launch of Pakistan's first satellite, Badr-I till 1990 when it was launched from China. SUPARCO launched Pakistan's second satellite, Badr-B in 2001 from Baikonur Cosmodrome using a Ukrainian Zenit-2 rocket, followed by Paksat-1R in 2011 which was contracted and actually built and launched by China, was Pakistan's first communication satellite.[42] On 9 July 2018, Pakistan launched two satellites from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre with Long March 2C Rocket. The Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-1) was a dual-purpose Earth observational and optical satellite. It was designed and developed by SUPARCO’s engineers.

It was 1,200 kilograms (2,600 lb) weight satellite which will operate at an altitude of 640 kilometres (400 mi). With the launching of PRSS-1 , Pakistan has become one of the few countries to have its own remote sensing satellite in the orbit.[43][44] Another flagship satellite, Pakistan Technology Evaluation Satellite (PakTES-1A) which was also designed and developed by SUPARCO’s engineers, has also co-launched with PRSS-1 by the same launch rocket, Long March 2C. It was a 285 kilograms (628 lb) weight satellite with an optical payload commensurate with national needs. It will operate at an altitude of 610 kilometres (380 mi).[44]

Pakistan intends to send its first national in space onboard a Chinese spacecraft by 2022, as announced by information minister Chaudhry.''

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Asian_national_space_programs

Really Wikipedia ?

With no verified citations but links to dubious news articles as source.

Wikipedia has its limitations since any fanboy can make changes based on dubious newspapers , articles etc.

There is lot of medical related information on Wikipedia , but quoting the same from Wikipedia makes u a doctor ?

Coming to the matter a hand ,

First understand the difference between a sounding rocket and a space launcher.

Even kids nowadays launch sounding rockets while very few countries namely US , RUSSIA , CHINA , FRANCE , INDIA , JAPAN and ISRAEL have proven space launching capabilities. Plus some private companies.

North Korea and Iran have 1 or 2 flights under their belt but don't yet have a established space launcher capability.

Calling launch of sounding rockets as launching of unmanned spacecrafts is height of ignorance. One can't stop laughing at the fanboyism lol.

Private space clubs for kids and adults in US launches sounding rockets on a daily basis lol. I have not even mentioned about the college's and universities lol.

BlackfireX:
Where is the north own

The HQ of NASRDA is in Abuja, CSTD. Center for Sattelite Technology... As well as two more centers around the north. The six centers of the NASRDA were distributed geopolitically with the north having the most of em.

Masterk2019:
federal government always commissioning state own project as if they're the ones who built it e.g. oshodi metro terminal

Please, dont speak about things you know nothing about. Go and check, start from the National Space Act so you understand better what NASRDA is.