Day: July 19, 2025

On July 19, 1985, a high school teacher named Christa McAuliffe was selected to become the first American civilian to fly to space. McAuliffe won NASA’s Teacher in Space Project and was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to ride aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Vice President George H. W. Bush made the announcement on …

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On July 18, 1980, India launched its first satellite into orbit. This made India the seventh nation to launch an indigenously built satellite. The Rohini RS-1 satellite lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at 8 a.m. local time. It was a small, experimental satellite weighing only about 77 lbs. 35 kilograms, and its …

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The Government of Cabo Verde, in collaboration with SatNav Africa JPO, successfully hosted the Africa Satellite Navigation Conference Pre-Event from 16-17 July 2025 in Parque Tecnológico Arquipélago Digital de Cabo Verde. With the compelling theme Leveraging GNSS Technology for Enhanced Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems in Africa, the hybrid event drew hundreds of participants, including representatives …

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