Uncategorized

On April 27, 1961, NASA launched Explorer 11, a satellite that contained the first gamma ray telescope to go to space. This marked the birth of space-based gamma ray astronomy. Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation and have the highest energy of any kind of wave in the electromagnetic spectrum. These waves come […]

The Angolan Ministry of Finance has signed a financing agreement with France for the construction of ANGEO-1, the country’s first high-resolution Earth observation satellite system. The agreement, culminating from six years of bilateral cooperation between Angola and France, was finalised during the Angolan President’s diplomatic visit to France. This initiative represents a significant step forward

The South African Astronomical Observatory NRF-SAAO has launched the PRime-focus Infrared Microlensing Experiment PRIME telescope, designed to advance South Africa’s capabilities in exoplanet discovery and advance research in time domain astronomy. The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Professor Blade Nzimande and other dignitaries participated in the unveiling ceremony on 31 January at the

The Algerian Space Agency ASAL and the Slovenian Space Office held a bilateral meeting on Wednesday in Algiers to establish a framework for collaboration in space technologies and applications. Many dignitaries from both countries attended the meeting, including ASAL Director General Azzedine Oussedik, Slovenian Space Office Director Tanja Permozer, and Slovenia’s Ambassador to Algeria, Urska

On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed Hubble is famous for taking some of the most amazing deep-space photos ever. It hitched a ride to space on the space shuttle Discovery with mission STS-31. Also on board were astronauts Charles Bolden, Loren Shriver, Bruce McCandless, Steven Hawley and Kathryn Sullivan. The crew

As part of a shared mission to promote business development and space technology collaboration between Africa and Japan, Solafune Inc. and the Egyptian Space Agency EgSA) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding MoU. The agreement was formalised on April 23, 2025, on the sidelines of the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference in Cairo. This partnership

The 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference has marked a key moment in Africa’s space journey, beginning with the landmark inauguration of the African Space Agency AfSA that set the stage for all subsequent discussions. Over four dynamic days, more than 550 delegates representing over 300 institutions from 65 countries engaged in robust exchanges, sharing lived experiences

The third day of the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference built on the success of the previous days to continue high level discussions highlighting the experiences and uptake of space innovation, technologies, and applications among different stakeholders. The fourth head of the space agency panel featured Amin Mestar, Secretary General, Algerian Space Agency, Prof Ouattara Frédéric,

The Gabonese Agency for Space Studies and Observations AGEOS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with Star.Vision, a provider of high-resolution satellite imagery. The agreement was formalised during the NewSpace Africa Conference 2025. The partnership grants AGEOS access to Star.Vision’s very high-resolution VHR satellite data, with imagery resolutions between 20 and 30 centimetres. This

On April 24, 1970, China became the fifth nation to independently launch a satellite into orbit. Dong Fang Hong I was the first of a series of satellites China launched under the Dong Fang Hong space satellite program. It lifted off on a Long March I rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The name