Tag: NASRDA
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FUTA, partners launch satellite, NigeriaEdusat-1 into space
At Exactly 10:07 a.m. on Saturday, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, made history when the SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket launched Birds 1 satellites, comprising 5 CubeSats belonging to Japan, Ghana, Mongolia, Nigeria and Bangladesh, into Space from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. The Nigerian CubeSat, code name NigeriaEdusat-1, is designed, built and owned…
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Ramadan moon to appear May 26 – NASRDA
…as Ramadan fast begins on May 27 The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has said the lunar crescent of Ramadan will appear in Nigeria on Friday, May 26. The appearance of the moon would signify the start of Ramadan on Saturday, May 27. However, the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic…