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A Perspective of the Kenyan Space Programme: Past, Present and the Future

Anthony M Mwangudza1*, Andrew O Nyawade2, John N Kimani2 and Margaret Maimba3
1Italian Space Agency (Broglio Space Centre – Malindi), Nairobi, Kenya
2Ministry of State for Defence, Nairobi, Kenya
3National Council for Science and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
Corresponding author : Anthony M Mwangudza
San Marco Project, Malindi, Kenya
Tel: +254 42 2120999
E-mail: mmwangudza@yahoo.com, anthony.mwangudza@asi.it
Received: February 22, 2013 Accepted: May 05, 2013 Published: May 16, 2013
Citation: Mwangudza AM, Nyawade AO, Kimani JN, Maimba M (2013) A Perspective of the Kenyan Space Programme: Past, Present and the Future. Geoinfor Geostat: An Overview S1. doi:10.4172/2327-4581.S1-003

Abstract

A Perspective of the Kenyan Space Programme: Past, Present and the Future

Kenya recognizes that a powerful component of technology that drives world economies is space technology and its applications. To manage these developments, the Kenyan government in 2009 gazetted the Kenya National Space Secretariat to initiate the process of formulating a National Space Programme and realize the Kenya Space Agency by 2012.

Keywords: Vision 2030; Kenyan space programme; Kenya space strategy

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