Uganda is
working on launching another satellite into the space, Dr. Monica
Musenero, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation has said.
Dr. Musenero said this today during the launch of
National Science Week in Kampala.
Last year, Uganda launched the country’s first-ever
satellite, PearlAfricaSat-1.
The satellite developed by Ugandan engineers Edgar
Mujuni, Bonny Omara, and Derrick Tebusweke is part of the BIRDS program, a
cross-border interdisciplinary satellite project for non-space faring countries
supported by Japan.
The development followed
Uganda’s agreement with Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) in Japan which
involved upskilling the three graduate engineers to design, build, test, and
launch Uganda’s first satellite.
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