ICT University launches Nanosatellite Training and Certification program in Cameroon
Martial Gnoukapasi The higher institution of learning, The ICT University, in partnership with Nanosatellite Missions Design LTD, NMD LTD has taken a bold step to engage an ambitious space program. The Space Program of the university will result in the launch of Cameroon’s first-ever satellite. This comes after the presentation of the design phase of the space mission which took place at the University's campus in Messasi, Yaounde, on Friday, November 25, 2022. The design of the satellite which would be in orbit was made public during the above mentioned ceremony. It will be used for civilian purposes such as in medicine, agriculture among others . The presentation was the first space mission designed by a Cameroonian University as part of the standard process towards the launch of its own civilian satellite. In this direction and under the umbrella of the ICTU Space Program, a Nanosatellite Training and Certification series has been launched. Contribution of ICT University S