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Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said the US SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on Saturday into space flew over Nigeria’s airspace on its way to Space Station.
In a video by National Aeronautics and Space Administration posted on the minister’s Twitter page, a commentator could be heard saying the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew over Nigeria’s airspace.
“SpaceX just flew over Nigeria on its way to the Space Station,” Sirika said on Twitter on Monday night.
“Future Aviation coming closer!”
The arrival completed the first leg of the trip, designed to test the capabilities of the Crew Dragon capsule. But the mission would only be declared a success when the astronauts return safely to Earth in a few months’ time.
Two veteran NASA astronauts headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk’s SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.
Abass Latifat
