Depuis l'enfance, Abdi, jeune étudiant éthiopien, rêve de conquête spatiale. Le lancement réussi d'ETRSS-1, premier satellite sino-éthiopien, a intensifié sa passion. Puis, lors du « Dialogue Tiangong » organisé conjointement par la Chine et l'Union africaine, ses échanges avec des astronautes chinois ont consolidé sa détermination : il se consacrera à l'aéronautique et à l'exploration spatiale.
01:29You know, they are better than they know about the computer, about the mobile, everything, without getting any training. Their mind is highly open.
01:39This is a simulation of a space station in Chad. This was, like, given to me by the, during the Tiang Kong program in Africa unit.
01:54Really, I'm happy. His interest is highly optimistic. His ambition is higher than me. What is the size he will achieve?
02:08One, two, three, two, one, one.
02:16Yeah!
02:22China has also collaborated with Ethiopia in launching the country's very first satellite into space.
02:28The notion is Chinese banks and Maiden satellite.
02:31When Ethiopian satellite, the first ETRSS-1, was launched, my father said,
02:38Son, come and sit. Ethiopia is launching, like, its first satellite. And I was, really? What satellite?
02:45And my father told me a little bit of what he knows. He said, these satellites go to the space and give the picture to the ground. That's all something my papa, he just shared his knowledge.
02:57And I was highly interested. And just during the time of the takeoff, my papa was like, yeah, we did it. Like, we have no, like, in touch with the satellite, but that's a success for all of us.
03:10So, that was the time and the exact day that started, that embarked the attention of searching about aerospace and satellite.
03:27The importance of satellite goes beyond maybe two to three books. They just use satellite to predict what's coming ahead. They just saw everything. They saw the rotation of the winds. This thing is coming to blow.
03:41The Zimbabwe, the people, saved life. It saves life. We're not going to space just to take pictures of us. Like, those astronauts living up there are keeping us from the ditch.
03:54Even, like, they're much more worthy than a mighty soldier.
03:59Hard science is very good. Even I'm social science teacher. The world is changing by hard science.
04:09It takes time. We have to study. We have to teach our generation. We have to teach our community.
04:22We try to do everything, as much as possible.
04:25Look up. The solution is up there in the sky.
04:30One day, if I go there, what do you think?
04:36It needs your efforts. It needs only hard work. I hope you will achieve it.
