On May 22, 2012, SpaceX launched the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. The Dragon was the first American spacecraft to visit the space station since NASA ended the space shuttle program almost a year earlier. When the space shuttles were retired, NASA decided to contract private companies to start launching cargo to …
As we enter 2025, the global space race is evolving rapidly. Once dominated by the United States and Russia, space has become a key arena for China’s military, commercial, and geopolitical ambitions. China’s deepening partnerships with African nations through satellite infrastructure investments and space cooperation offer transformative opportunities for development, from improved connectivity to enhanced …
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Austin Nwaulune, the Director of Spectrum Administration at Nigeria Communications Commission NCC has disclosed that the satellite capacity is contributing only 0.2% to Nigeria’s internet connectivity, according to Space in Africa. Nwaulune was speaking on a panel at the virtual Nigeria Com 2020, an annual event for accelerating Nigeria’s digital economy. The panel session was …
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Burkina Faso, a landlocked Francophone West African country, has made significant strides towards growing its space ecosystem over the years. The country commenced the construction of its first satellite, BurkinaSAT-1, in Q4 of 2020, aiming to leverage the Earth Observation satellite for its national interests, such as food security. Additionally, the nation has been investing …
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