Ghana Space News

Côte d’Ivoire Establishes National Space Agency To Advance Its Space Programme

On 4 June 2025, the Council of Ministers of Côte d’Ivoire approved a decree establishing the Space Agency of Côte d’Ivoire (ASCI) following a proposal by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Government spokesman Amadou Coulibaly made the announcement during the official briefing...

FASESA And Boeing Expand Pathways To Space Programme Across Africa

On May 6, 2025, the Future African Space Explorer’s STEM Academy FASESA, in collaboration with Boeing, launched the second edition of the Pathways to Space programme. Building upon its previous success, the programme returned to Ethiopia and Nigeria and debuted in Kenya, aiming to engage up to 300...

CubeSpace Revolutionising SmallSat Satellite Control With Latest Investment

In a rapidly evolving space industry characterised by increasing competition and compressed development timelines, CubeSpace CS is redefining satellite control for the small satellite market. As a global leader in Attitude Determination and Control Systems ADCS, CS is expanding its proven solutions...

UAE And Egypt Strengthen Space Collaboration With New MoU

In a milestone development for Arab space collaboration, the UAE Space Agency and the Egyptian Space Agency EgSA signed a wide ranging Memorandum of Understanding MoU during the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference in Cairo. The agreement marks a critical step in deepening bilateral ties, with a focus on...

Dragonfly Aerospace And Unibap Bring Real Time Edge AI To Satellite Missions

Dragonfly Aerospace has announced a strategic Compatibility Agreement with Unibap Space Solutions, a Swedish leader in radiation tolerant edge computing. The agreement enables seamless integration between Dragonfly’s advanced electro-optical imaging payloads, Gecko, Mantis, Caiman, and the Chameleon...

On This Day In Space June 3, 1965 Astronaut Ed White Takes 1st American Spacewalk

On June 3, 1965, NASA astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space. White left the safety of his Gemini 4 spacecraft equipped with a spacesuit, a tether and a small gas gun for maneuvering. The spacewalk occurred just months after the first-ever spacewalk by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei...

Starlink Expands To The Democratic Republic of Congo, Strengthening Its African Footprint

SpaceX’s Starlink, the pioneering low Earth orbit LEO satellite internet service, has officially launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC, marking its entry into the 22nd African country. This development follows the Congolese Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s ARPTC...

FASESA And Boeing Expand Pathways To Space Programme Across Africa

On May 6, 2025, the Future African Space Explorer’s STEM Academy FASESA, in collaboration with Boeing, launched the second edition of the Pathways to Space” programme. Building upon its previous success, the programme returned to Ethiopia and Nigeria and debuted in Kenya, aiming to engage up to 300...

Rwanda And Kazakhstan Explore Space Cooperation

Rwandan President Paul Kagame visited Kazakhstan’s National Space Centre in Astana to participate in the Astana International Forum, signalling Rwanda’s intent to deepen its international collaboration in space technology. Welcomed by Minister Zhaslan Madiyev, Rwanda’s delegation was briefed on...