MOTHER GHANA LAUNCHES HER FIRST SATELLITE INTO SPACE
All Nation University’s giant steps towards putting Ghana in the ‘League of Nations’ exploring space technology will attract global attention on Saturday as the country’s first satellite, GhanaSat 1, developed by Ghanaian students is set to be launched into space. The satellite will first be launched to the International Space Station by Space X CRS-11 Cargo Mission and later deployed by a Japanese astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The satellite was handed over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). This was after the satellite had gone through a rigorous safety review and flight fittest in February this year. JAXA took delivery of the Cubesat, dubbed Ghanasat-1, on February 9, 2017 and handed it over to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Florida, USA on February 13. The deployment of GhanaSat1 will be watched live at JAXA Tsukuba Space Centre in Japan by top government officials and ministers. The successful launch of th...