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Botswana launches first satellite BOTSAT-1 aboard SpaceX Falcon 9

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395 points vinnyglennon | 2 comments | 26 Mar 25 16:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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blobbers ◴[26 Mar 25 21:58 UTC] No.43487874[source]▶
… this does not seem like their best use of resources.
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1. anon291 ◴[26 Mar 25 23:02 UTC] No.43488476[source]▶
Botswana is a stable democracy, with a pretty good HDI. Satellite tech is extremely important for public safety and agriculture. Seems fine to me.
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2. bn-l ◴[27 Mar 25 03:40 UTC] No.43490191[source]▶
> Botswana is a stable democracy, with a pretty good HDI.