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Originally Posted by renormalised
there should be cause for concern where a country that's in the state it is, such as Kenya, will invest its money and time into something that at present it just doesn't need. They have more pressing problems to deal with than creating a space program.
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I agree, this is true of most of Africa. I never took this aspect into consideration because Kenya is not the worst Africa has to offer.If it were Zimbabwe then the idea of a space program would be laughable.
I took it from coombellkid's perspective of Kenya being more advanced than Australia in the space race.
In any event one could say that there would be economic spinoffs for Kenya if they embarked on this project.
But as you say, do these countries need to make this space adventure a first priority? Here in South Africa the students and lecturers at Stellenbosch University started a space company which sells satellites internationally. The technology is very advanced and competitive and is local technology designed and built by the University. The Russians were supposed to launch a sateelite for us 2 years ago but due to suspected pressure from the US have not done so. They had even modified their submarine fleet and ICBM missile for the launch. I think that South Africa is an exception rather than the norm when it comes to the rest of Africa.
