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The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI) and Mura Space have entered into an exclusive partnership aimed at commercialising the South African Sounding Rocket Launch Facility at the Overberg Test Range in Arniston, Western Cape. Additionally, the partnership will enable authorised suborbital test launches utilising both fixed and mobile infrastructure, in full compliance […]

On Aug. 6, 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully touched down on the Martian surface. But while other rovers used airbags to cushion the last part of the fall, Curiosity’s rocket-propelled sky crane hovered over the ground and gently lowered it with cables. The landing occurred on Aug. 6 Eastern time, but it was still Aug.

On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. Next Stop, Jupiter Launch Photos of NASA’s Juno Mission The robotic spacecraft lifted off on an Atlas V rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and spent the next five years making

Starlink’s high-speed internet has officially gone live in Somalia, marking the company’s entry into its 25th African market. The National Communications Authority NCA approved Starlink’s operational licence in April 2025, paving the way for its launch. Government officials have welcomed the development as a key step towards narrowing the country’s digital divide, as it aligns

The 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2025, the most influential global gathering for the space community, will be held in Sydney, Australia, from September 29 to October 3, 2025. Organised by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), hosted by the Space Industry Association of Australia SIAA, and co-hosted by the Australian Space Agency and NSW Government,

On Aug. 4, 2007, NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander on a mission to touch down on Mars. The robotic spacecraft was designed to search for environments that could be suitable for microbial life and to study the history of water on the Red Planet. It lifted off at about 5:30 a.m. ET from Cape

On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the planet Mercury. The spacecraft’s name stands for the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging mission. It blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time and spent the next six and

Namibia’s Cabinet has approved the drafting of a Space Science and Technology Bill, paving the way for a legal framework to guide the country’s activities in the space sector. Announced by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, the bill is intended to align national efforts in space science and technology with broader

On Aug. 1, 1968, NASA canceled the production of its Saturn V moon rocket. The giant rocket was the only launch vehicle to have ever carried astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit, and it was the largest, most powerful rocket ever. 10 surprising facts about NASA’s mighty Saturn V moon rocket NASA built 15 of these rockets

In a landmark moment for African space based agricultural research, egusi melon seeds sourced from Oyo State, Nigeria, have been sent into space as part of the global Earth Seeds for Space Initiative. The project is spearheaded by Dr Temidayo Oniosun, a Nigerian space scientist and Managing Director of Space in Africa. In collaboration with