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Space technology and very poor nations

Submit on Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 04:45

“One significant fact about space technology in this decade is the way that developing nations, such as China and India, have been able to use it to enable them to accelerate already impressive rates of economic growth. Other nations, such as Nigeria and Algeria, are following suit by buying and operating small spacecraft from Surrey Satellite Technology Limited in order to jumpstart their national space expertise. … Where space technology has not lived up to its promise is in the very poor and extremely underdeveloped nations.” (Space Review)

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