Ghana Space News

Kenya’s Delegates Visit Thales Alenia Space on Advancing the Country’s Space Capabilities

According to the news release by Kenya’s Ministry of Defense, the Defence Cabinet Secretary, Honourable Aden Duale, along with Kenya’s Ambassador to the Republic of Italy, Ambassador Jackline Yonga, Managing Director of Defence National Security Industries (DNSI) Major General Bernard Waliaula, and...

SpaceX gets license for 2nd launch of giant Starship rocket

Starship has been cleared for its second-ever liftoff. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today (Nov. 15) that it has granted a license for the second launch of Starship, SpaceX’s next-generation space transportation system. “The FAA has given license authorization...

Intelsat and AMN to Expand Cellular Coverage Across Africa

Intelsat and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) are planning additional operations in Madagascar, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. AMN expects to build over 1,340 rural base stations across the three new markets. Intelsat and Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) have deployed more than 3,000 rural...

Ethiopia Hosts 386th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union

The 386th IAU Symposium, organised by the collaboration of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI), as well as the partnership with the Ethiopian Space Science Society, Ministry of Innovation, Ministry of Tourism, African...

European Space Agency signs on to upcoming ‘Starlab’ space station

Starlab, a commercial space station designed to maintain a human presence in low-Earth orbit and operated by Voyager Space and Airbus, has moved a step closer to reality. During the European Space Agency (ESA) summit in Seville, Spain, the two companies along with the ESA signed a Memorandum of...

EAC to Launch a Regional Satellite for Improved Connectivity in the Region

East African Community (EAC) have agreed to collectively invest resources in establishing a jointly-operated satellite to deliver internet services across the region. This decision was reached during the Joint Ministerial meeting of the ICT Infrastructure Development cluster under the Northern...

AI Chemist Finds Molecule to Make Oxygen on Mars After Sifting Through Millions

Using meteorites from Mars, an AI-powered robot chemist synthesized compounds that could be used to generate oxygen from water, scientists announced on Monday (Nov. 13). . Potential future crewed missions to Mars will need oxygen — not just for astronauts to breathe, but also for use as rocket...

Djibouti Launches First Satellite, Djibouti 1A

The Republic of Djibouti has launched its first satellite, Djibouti 1A, today, from the Vandenberg Space Force Base onboard the SpaceX Transporter-9 dedicated SSO rideshare mission. Developed through a joint capacity-building programme between Djibouti and its technical partner, the Centre Spatial...

SpaceX Launches O3b mPOWER Communication Satellites on its 84th Mission of 2023

SpaceX launched the SES O3b mPOWER mission on Sunday (Nov. 12), a flight that placed two communication satellites into medium Earth orbit (MEO). The Falcon 9 rocket ferrying these satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 4:08 p.m. EST (2108 GMT). The Falcon...