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The Kenya Space Agency KSA, in partnership with STAR.VISION Aerospace has successfully concluded the Spaceborne AI Algorithm Rideshare Programme, marking the end of the final phase of an initiative launched in June 2024. Over the past year, 58 students from 14 Kenyan universities designed, tested, and deployed AI algorithms aboard the STAR.VISION’s Earth Observation EO […]

On July 10, 1962, the communications satellite Telstar 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to beam live television from Europe to the United States. This was the first privately sponsored space-faring mission. Two days after the launch, Telstar 1 transmitted the world’s first transatlantic television signal. This demonstrated that transmitting information

South Africa’s growing space sector took another significant leap forward during the recent SpaceX Transporter-14 rideshare mission, with six local companies collectively supplying 116 products to the global launch. Simera Sense, Dragonfly Aerospace, CubeSpace, CubeCom, NewSpace Systems and Chromar Technology collectively delivered a diverse range of imaging payloads, satellite subsystems, and high-reliability components, further solidifying

On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on its final mission. Atlantis was the last of NASA’s space shuttles to fly into space. It went on 33 missions since 1985, ferrying astronauts to and from space stations, and even doing some top secret missions for the U.S. military. Mission STS 135 and its

On July 7, 1961, the U.S. Air Force launched a satellite called Discoverer 26 into orbit with a classified payload. It lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 4:29 p.m. local time (2329 GMT). Discoverer 26 was part of a series of reconnaissance or spy satellites whose missions were kept top secret

On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter’s moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted Lysithea from Mount Wilson Observatory in California, where he had previously discovered three more Jovian moons. This was the tenth moon astronomers had found at Jupiter. As of June 2017, 69 moons have been found orbiting Jupiter. Lysithea

Zimbabwe’s satellite internet sector is undergoing a significant shift, largely driven by the arrival of Starlink, the Low Earth Orbit LEO satellite internet provider operated by SpaceX. According to the latest subscriber statistics by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe POTRAZ, VSAT subscriptions, under which Starlink services are classified, rose from 3,814 in

On July 3, 1998, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) launched the Nozomi spacecraft on a mission to Mars. Nozomi (のぞみ) is Japanese for “Wish” or “Hope.” This would be the country’s first probe to go to another planet. Nozomi was supposed to arrive at Mars in Oct. of 1999, but an electrical malfunction left it

On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley’s Comet. Nearly nine months after launch, on March 14, 1986, Giotto became the first spacecraft to observe of a comet up close when it flew by Halley’s Comet. It came within 370 miles of the

Starlink, SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, has officially commenced operations in Chad following confirmation from Starlink officials and verification through the company’s official availability map. The launch represents another significant milestone in the platform’s rapid expansion across the African continent. The service activation follows Chad’s approval of Starlink’s operating license, making the Central African