Author name: Galaxy Aerospace Ghana

On 23 May 2025, Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi unveiled a draft policy direction in the Government Gazette proposing an alternative to the stringent Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment B-BBEE ownership requirements for the ICT sector. The new model would allow companies to meet empowerment obligations through equity equivalent programmes (EEPs) rather than […]

On May 29, 1919, a total solar eclipse helped to prove Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Einstein’s theory suggested that gravity could bend light by curving the fabric of spacetime. To prove it, he thought it would be a great idea to look at background stars that appear very close to the sun. This

Yet behind every map driving these critical choices lies a question: How do we transform raw spatial data into actionable intelligence? At the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference, we spoke with Sohail Elabd, Director of International Strategies at Esri, about the company’s role in answering this challenge. With decades of global GIS leadership and deep regional

South Africa has announced a new partnership with the United Arab Emirates UAE to establish a dedicated South African satellite, further enhancing the country’s space technology capabilities. Speaking on the sidelines of the SAMENA Leaders’ Summit 2025 in Dubai, Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Transformation, Mondli Gungubele, confirmed the partnership, which builds on the

On May 28, 1959, two monkeys named Able and Baker became the first monkeys to go to space and make it back alive. Miss Able was a rhesus monkey from Kansas, and her crewmate Miss Baker was a squirrel monkey from Peru. They were tucked inside tight capsules, covered in various sensors and electrodes and

GeoVille, the lead implementing organisation of the European Space Agency’s flagship DUNIA programme, has unveiled a major enhancement to the platform aimed at transforming access to and utilisation of Earth Observation EO data across Africa. The latest upgrade introduces continent wide Sentinel 2 streaming and browser based index calculation tools, reflecting Dunia’s vision of promoting

In a groundbreaking international collaboration, astronomers from China’s Tsinghua University, along with scientists from Italy, Australia, Germany, and other nations, have used two of the world’s most advanced radio telescopes, China’s Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope FAST and South Africa’s MeerKAT array, to conduct unprecedented observations of globular clusters, some of the Milky

The Senegalese Agency for Space Studies ASES hosted the inaugural Senegal Space Week 2025 on May 15 and 16, 2025, at the King Fahd Palace in Dakar. The two day event convened national and international experts, institutional representatives, and development partners to discuss strategies for advancing Senegal’s role in space exploration and technology. The two

On May 26, 1983, the European Space Agency launched its first X-ray observatory into space. The spacecraft was called EXOSAT, which stands for European X-ray Observatory SATellite. The mission was entirely devoted to studying the universe by looking exclusively at X-ray radiation. Human eyes aren’t capable of seeing light in X-ray wavelengths. By looking for

Space in Africa, a boutique consulting and media firm providing data driven insights for businesses and decision makers to succeed in the African space industry, has released the 2025 African Space Budget Report. The Report aggregates annual budgets by African governments for space programmes and explores the factors influencing budgetary decisions, including technological priorities and