[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Uganda, in partnership with NASA, has launched its first satelleite, the PearlAfricaSat-1, into the international space station, The EastAfrican reports. The landmark project will see the satellite operated from a ground station in Uganda where all its data will be examined. The project was a joint venture between Ugandan and Japanese engineers working under the Joint Birds Satellite project, a multinational satellite design programme.
