Ghana launches its first satellite
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The new colonial movement: Yesterday Ghana’s first satellite, a cubesat built by students, was released from the International Space Station.
Also today the Ghana government announced the successful conversion of a communications antenna into a radio telescope that is now part of the worldwide Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope (VLBI).
Please consider donating to Behind the Black, by giving either a one-time contribution or a regular subscription, as outlined in the tip jar to the right or below. Your support will allow me to continue covering science and culture as I have for the past twenty years, independent and free from any outside influence.
The new colonial movement: Yesterday Ghana’s first satellite, a cubesat built by students, was released from the International Space Station.
Also today the Ghana government announced the successful conversion of a communications antenna into a radio telescope that is now part of the worldwide Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope (VLBI).
Good to see that at least one of the world’s Grasshutistans has some people in it looking to join the modern world. May their tribe increase.