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July 22nd, 2010
Kenya: Investor Plans Rescue of Abandoned Orbiting Satellites

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ALL AFRICA –  At this moment, over 6,000 satellites are orbiting the earth. In a couple of years, an estimated 2,000 of that number will run out of fuel, becoming obsolete, thereafter being resigned to spending eternity whizzing around earth. Satellites have an operating life span of between five and 20 years. Read More