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War-ravaged Sudan is to put its first satellite in orbit by the end of the year at a cost of 60 million dollars, the pro-government Sudanese Media Centre said Sunday. Junior science minister Mohammed Hassan al-Bahi told the news agency that tenders for the launch had been received from both Europe and China and that the winning bid would be announced in the next few days. The satellite would be used for communications, broadcasting and distance education, he added. Sudan signed a peace deal with southern rebels last month ending a devastating two-decade civil war that was Africa's longest-running conflict. Ethnic minority rebellions continue in the east and in the western region of Darfur. All rights reserved. © 2004 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
SpaceDev's CHIPSat Celebrates Second Anniversary In Space
Poway CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2005SpaceDev has announced the second anniversary of the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS) microsatellite on January 12, 2005. |
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