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Russia to launch 240 additional GLONASS satellites into low orbit

Freedom Online — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:05:31 +0000

Russian State space corporation, Roscosmos, says it plans to create an additional segment of the GLONASS navigation system consisting of 240 satellites in low orbit in 2030. Ivan Revnivykh, Head of Division, Department of Automatic Space Complexes and Systems of Special and Dual purpose of Roscosmos, said this on Tuesday in Moscow. Global Navigation Satellite […]

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China unveils logos for three space missions in 2025

Freedom Online — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 23:12:49 +0000

The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) unveiled logos on Monday for three key missions in China’s manned space programme this year. The launches of the crewed spaceships Shenzhou-20 and Shenzhou-21, and the cargo craft Tianzhou-9. These new logos symbolise the courage and determination of Chinese astronauts and their commitment to exploring the mysteries of the […]

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Russia launches new hydro-meteorological satellite

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:48:02 +0000

Russia has launched a new hydro meteorological satellite, Meteor-M No. 2-4, into space from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur region of the Far East, said Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage that carried the satellite also delivered 18 small satellites from Russia and other countries to their […]

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First human receives brain implant from Elon Musk’s Neuralink

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:20:48 +0000

Elon Musk said that his neurotech startup Neuralink implanted its device in a human for the first time on Sunday. The patient is “recovering well,” Musk said on X, formerly Twitter. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection”. Neuralink’s first product is called Telepathy, he said. The company is developing a brain implant that aims […]

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Scientists develop spring-like soft robot for precision medicine

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:51:52 +0000

A Chinese and German collaborative team have developed a soft tiny robot with a spring-like structure that can sense, grasp and move. According to a study published on Thursday in the journal, Nature Nanotechnology, the biocompatible machine capable of manipulating in a single cell offered a potential strategy in precision medicine, such as microsurgery and […]

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SOAD And SpaceoMix Forge Bonds For Man’s Next Frontier – Ambassador Ebube George Ebisike

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:22:15 +0000

It’s important to note that more than 3,000 experiments have been conducted aboard the International Space Station during the 21 years humans have been living and working in space. These experiments have provided insights helping improve life back on Earth and explorations farther into the solar system. Also Chinese scientists reported that they have conducted […]

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Create railway ministry for mass jobs, economic growth – NSE boss urges FG

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 13:39:40 +0000

The Ikeja Branch Chairman of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mr Femi Adedotun, on Sunday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to create a ministry for the railway for mass employment, industrialization and economic growth. Adedotun made the appeal in an interview in Lagos. He said railway operations required large manpower and was a huge employment […]

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Google introduces new Generative AI in its search engine

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:01:53 +0000

Google has introduced a new Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) that transforms and creates new opportunities for content to be discovered on its search engine. This was made known at a media roundtable in Lagos focusing on introducing its Search Labs and Search Generative Experience (SGE) to the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. The General Manager, Google […]

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We’ll explore latest advancements in bio-risk management– Environment Minister

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 15:34:00 +0000

Dr Ishaq Salako, Minister of State for Environment, has promised to explore latest advancements in bio-risk management to enhance safety in the environment. Salako communicated this on Monday in Abuja at the two-day Executive Leadership Training on Bio-risk management organised by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and Health Security Partners. He said that the […]

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Google, Meta, other Big Tech pose ‘existential threat’ to UK journalism – Editors

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:24:50 +0000

The “anti-competitive practices” of big tech firms pose an “existential threat” to UK journalism, while the risks from AI-generated misinformation are “greater than ever before”, editors have warned. A poll by the News Media Association, a trade body for the newspaper industry, found 90 per cent of editors believe Google and Meta pose a threat […]

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Tela maize has immense economic benefits–Minister

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 07:17:02 +0000

Mr Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, has assured that drought resistant, pests resilient and innovative chemicals of TELA maize have immense economic benefits. The minister gave this assurance during a working visit to the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), where he toured the facilities on Wednesday in Abuja. TELA maize is the […]

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China launches new remote sensing satellite

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:19:28 +0000

China on Tuesday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 lifted off at 4:03 a.m. (Beijing Time). The Long March-2D rocket was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a subsidiary of […]

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Council inducts 36 medical laboratory science graduates of Edo varsity

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:42:45 +0000

The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSC) on Thursday inducted 36 graduates of the Department of Medical Laboratory Science of Edo University, Uzairue. Vice-Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor, stated this at the 3rd Induction/Oath taking ceremony of 2022/2023 newly qualified graduate medical students. Aluyor said that the management was thrilled at the […]

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Nigeria can make $20m from launching one satellite – NASRDA

Robby Akeju — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:41:58 +0000

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria can generate $20 million from the launch of one satellite, if it develops its Assembly, Integration and Testing Lab (AITL). Dr Halilu Shaba, the Director-General of NASRDA, on Monday in Abuja, said the agency was confident that the 25-year Space Policy Roadmap could be achieved. […]

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Our leadership in innovation ‘ll contribute to Nigeria’s prosperity – Minister

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:34:10 +0000

Mr Uche Nnaji, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) has tasked directors and heads of agencies of the ministry to be result oriented, proactive and enthusiastic. The minister gave the task at the official handing over ceremony by James Sule, Permanent Secretary of the ministry to him in Abuja on Tuesday. “Our leadership in […]

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