Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) of Delaware, USA, and Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to send the first Nigerian into space.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, yesterday at the MoU signing ceremony in Abuja, said human spaceflight is a key objective for Nigeria.
“Human spaceflight is not just an incidental goal for our country, it is a key objective of Nigeria’s space policy and plan approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in 2001.