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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 SpaceX CRS-11. [3] The satellite deorbited on 13 May 2019, nearly two years after launch.
The first Nigerian astronaut is currently expected to launch aboard a foreign spacecraft during sometime between 2015 and 2030. Negotiations with Russia were held in the 2000s on possibly using Russian rockets to launch the astronauts. However, Nigeria has now shifted to China, being the most likely country to ever launch Nigerian astronauts.
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.
Shenzhou 5 (Chinese: 神舟五号; pinyin: Shénzhōu Wǔ Hào, see § Etymology) was the first human spaceflight mission of the Chinese space program, launched on 15 October 2003. The Shenzhou spacecraft was launched on a Long March 2F launch vehicle. There had been four previous flights of uncrewed Shenzhou missions since 1999.
It is the first satellite that was built in Nigeria, which followed many other Nigerian satellites that were built by other countries. [ b ] [ 202 ] In 2021, Nigeria hosts about 60 percent of the pharmaceutical production capacity in Africa, [ 203 ] the larger pharmaceutical companies are located in Lagos . [ 204 ]
Its first successful launch was performed on September 28, 2008, by Falcon 1 from the Omelek Island, Marshall Islands and its first launch from a US spaceport was Falcon 9 Flight 1 on June 4, 2010, from Cape Canaveral. Its Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on October 11, 2012, to deliver supplies.
The FAA on Friday issued Blue Origin a Part 450 commercial space launch license, authorizing the first launch of its reusable rocket, New Glenn.
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.