Quote:NAIROBI — The construction of a huge radio telescope in South Africa is giving a boost to the science and space industries in Kenya. The country’s top space physicist says telecommunication companies are leasing out their now-obsolete satellite dishes for use in the new project.
Several African countries are working to build a large radio telescope known as the Square Kilometer Array, or SKA. The core station will be in South Africa, while other countries across the continent - Ghana, Mauritius, Botswana and Kenya - will host nodes that will operate together.......
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Scientists hope to expand the Kenyan space program to include the development of satellites that would be launched into orbit from a Kenya-based station.
The country previously had a launch station in the sea off the coast of Malindi which is no longer operational. Baki says they want to re-establish one on land, taking advantage of a strategically prime location near the equator.
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