Ghana Space News
A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions has, for the first time, revealed the presence of hydrogen. This finding suggests future astronauts could someday use water available right on the moon for life support and rocket fuel. Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research...
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) and the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) have formally proposed new agenda items for the upcoming 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) for improved protection of radio astronomy from the harmful...
China is preparing to send fresh supplies and more propellant to its space station. The robotic Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft arrived recently at China’s coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, according to Chinese state media. The spacecraft will undergo final assembly and testing ahead of a...
The new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NigComSat, Mrs Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, has assured that the satellite company will help the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, build necessary infrastructure that will fasten...
The Department of Science and Innovation is seeking to boost socio-economic development in South Africa through its use of Intellectual Property and Technology empowers to African youth. In it’s latest release, the department is inviting university students and young professionals from different...
Space fans could be in for a holiday treat. SpaceX‘s third Starship vehicle “should be ready to fly in 3 to 4 weeks,” company founder and CEO Elon Musk said via X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday (Nov. 19). That would place technical readiness before Christmas — but...
SpaceX plans to launch 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early on Monday morning (Nov. 20). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base Monday during a four-hour window that opens at 1:33 a.m. EST (0633 GMT; 10:33 p.m. on Nov. 19 local...
During a training session organised by Sapienza University of Rome, in collaboration with the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), 16 participants from the KSA and several Kenyan universities completed a two-week course on space systems design and satellite operations. The...
Intelsat, in collaboration with MaxIQ Space, will again deliver STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programming courses to African students. Every year, MaxIQ Space carefully selects 30 students from numerous applications, offering them the opportunity to receive an Intelsat...