While you guys were sleeping, Ghana launched its first satellite into space

[Abdalla]

The offspring of Kwame Nkrumah have outdone themselves yet again with a solid space program. Africa is looking skyward

Ghana has successfully launched its first satellite into space.

GhanaSat-1, which was developed by students at All Nations University in Koforidua, was sent into orbit from the International Space Station.

Cheers erupted as 400 people, including the engineers, gathered in the southern Ghanaian city to watch live pictures of the launch. The first signal was received shortly afterwards.

It is the culmination of a two-year project, costing $500,000 (£400,000).

It received support from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

The satellite will be used to monitor Ghana's coastline for mapping purposes, and to build capacity in space science and technology.

Richard Damoah, director of the Space Systems Technology Laboratory at the All Nations University, said it marked a new beginning for the country.

"It has opened the door for us to do a lot of activities from space," he told the BBC.

He said it would "also help us train the upcoming generation on how to apply satellites in different activities around our region.

"For instance, [monitoring] illegal mining is one of the things we are looking to accomplish."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40538471

 

[Jeesto]

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[oday1kenobi]

Good job, Ghana

 

[Yonis]

This hillarious comment by rooble will always dominate this discussion

Relax bruh we are preparing to send a Somali Nomad Mud Hut to Space. I am working in cooperation with Xassan Sheekh. who has a lot of spare time left after he lost election.


Dowladda Soomaaliya oo Aqal Soomali Cirka u Diraysa markii ugu horeysay

www.hiiraan.com/Dowladda-Soomaaliya-oo-Aqal-Soomali-Cirka-u-Diraysa-markii-ugu-horeysay

 

[Ahlubayt]

Misaajidka ciyaarta ka data- dagaalkii gaalkacyo iyo galmudug halkey mareysaaa- BBC dii maxey sheegtey.

A joke aside - we are so so behind, sadly.

 

[Abdalla]

Somaliland's space program

 

[Asma]

That's amazing, well done to Ghana!

 

[Abdalla]

Misaajidka ciyaarta ka data- dagaalkii gaalkacyo iyo galmudug halkey mareysaaa- BBC dii maxey sheegtey.

A joke aside - we are so so behind, sadly.

Bro we won. We are feeding them now.

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

Somaliland's space program

Looooooooooool

Wallahi you're too much.

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

Bro we won. We are feeding them now.

 

[Abdalla]

Looooooooooool

Wallahi you're too much.

Somaliland wey duushey kkkkkkkkkkk the big tie is killing me, you can see in his that he's high as f*ck

 

[Abdalla]

@Boqor Geeljire252 eats the most, that fucker is costing me monthly at least 300 euro's worth of maize and cambulo.

 

[Cotton Eyed Joe]

Somaliland's space program

I remember this they used to bring this up all the time

 

[Zuleikha]

Soomaalidu iyaga baa is ku mushquulay aduunkuna wuu dhaafay

 

[Ahlubayt]

Bro we won. We are feeding them now.

Istaaqfurrulaah- typical reer mudug response- reer mudug iga dheh.

 

[Ras]

If Siad Barre resigned and a committee replaced him; we would have our own Cape Canaveral by now.

So much wasted potential.



At least the diaspora has a chance to make use of the resources available abroad.

Of course some would say that our efforts are best used elsewhere...

 

[supz]

But we are still superior to Madow bantus right. with our straight noses and jileec hair right. . dumbass somalis lool.

 

[Steamdevolopment]

The offspring of Kwame Nkrumah have outdone themselves yet again with a solid space program. Africa is looking skyward

Ghana has successfully launched its first satellite into space.

GhanaSat-1, which was developed by students at All Nations University in Koforidua, was sent into orbit from the International Space Station.

Cheers erupted as 400 people, including the engineers, gathered in the southern Ghanaian city to watch live pictures of the launch. The first signal was received shortly afterwards.

It is the culmination of a two-year project, costing $500,000 (£400,000).

It received support from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

The satellite will be used to monitor Ghana's coastline for mapping purposes, and to build capacity in space science and technology.

Richard Damoah, director of the Space Systems Technology Laboratory at the All Nations University, said it marked a new beginning for the country.

"It has opened the door for us to do a lot of activities from space," he told the BBC.

He said it would "also help us train the upcoming generation on how to apply satellites in different activities around our region.

"For instance, [monitoring] illegal mining is one of the things we are looking to accomplish."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40538471

Why are you copying my thread?

@AbdiJohnson merge our threads

 

[yibir]

Bantus 100 - 0 Somalia... This is a sweep
There is nothing we can say to West-africans after this, they just went to space but we can´t decide which flag we want to raise in the air.

 

[Abdalla]

Why are you copying my thread?

@AbdiJohnson merge our threads

You misspellled 'satellite'