Maram Kairé, Senegalese astronomer: “The development of the African continent will pass through the space sector”

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Maram Kairé, Senegalese astronomer: “The development of the African continent will pass through the space sector”

Maram Kairé (Dakar, 46) is the protagonist of the documentary Star Chasers of Senegal. And his life could also be filmed. He has just launched the first Senegalese nanosatellite into space, an asteroid bears his name, has led three missions for NASA and promotes a space bus that travels around Senegalese villages teaching stars. He speaks of astronomy with passion, the same one he felt when he was eight years old when he discovered that there we…