National Space Research and Development Agency
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The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is the national space agency of Nigeria. It is a part of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology and it is overseen by the National Council on Space Science Technology.
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[edit] History
NASRDA was established in 1998 by the Nigerian government with a primary objective of establishing a "fundamental policy for the development of space science and technology" with an initial budget of $93 million.
[edit] Missions
- NigeriaSat-1 - September 26, 2003
- NigeriaSat-2 - commenced November 6, 2006
[edit] References
- GlobalSecurity.org article
- NigeriaSat-1 information
- NigeriaSat-2 information
- NigeriaSat-2 signing press release