Senegal: Building a home-grown space industry

Reported by France 24 · yesterday 16:22 · FRANCE24

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Africa’s space ambitions are gathering pace, and Senegal is determined not just to put satellites into orbit, but to build them at home. Senegalese engineers are already mastering satellite manufacturing in France, with the goal of bringing that expertise back to their country and developing a…

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