Day: June 18, 2025

On This Day In Space June 18, 1983 America’s First Woman In Space

On June 18, 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride became America’s first woman in space after she and four colleagues blasted off on the space shuttle Challenger for the STS-7 mission. The astronauts spent 6 days in space deployed two communications satellites for Indonesia and Canada. Ride became the first woman to operate Canadarm, the shuttle’s …

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Starlink Goes Live In Guinea-Bissau

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by SpaceX, is now officially live in Guinea-Bissau. This marks the company’s seventh entry into the West African market and sets the stage for broader expansion across the continent. The development follows the approval granted in April 2025 by the country’s National Regulatory Authority for Information and Communication Technologies …

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ANPG And GGPEN Deepen Cooperation On Space Solutions For Oil Spill Detection

A high-level delegation from Angola’s National Oil and Gas Agency ANPG, led by Chairman of the Board of Directors Paulino Jerónimo, has paid an official visit to the headquarters of the Management Office for the National Space Programme GGPEN. The visit focused on reviewing existing collaborations and identifying new opportunities to harness space technology for …

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