On Monday, 19 May 2025, the Kenya Space Agency KSA and the World Food Programme WFP Kenya signed a Letter of Intent at the KSA Headquarters in Nairobi, reaffirming their commitment to advancing food security through innovation. The document was formally signed by KSA Director General, Brigadier...

On May 20, 1978, NASA launched a spacecraft to Venus. The mission was called Pioneer-Venus 1, but it’s also known as the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. This was the first of two spacecraft that made up the Pioneer Venus mission. Pioneer Venus 2 launched a couple months later, and that spacecraft dropped...

South African satellite communications company CubeCom has announced a new partnership with Swedish company Unibap AB at the Space Tech Expo Europe. The collaboration aims to integrate CubeCom’s High-Speed Transmitters with Unibap’s advanced Edge Computer Systems, promising seamless compatibility...

Government has developed a national satellite strategy that will be presented to cabinet ministers soon. One of the recommendations is that government should acquire and fully own its own geostationary satellite. The department of communications & digital technologies and the department of...

Starlink Internet Services Kenya is now the country’s seventh-largest Internet Service Provider (ISP), with 19,146 subscribers as of December 2024, according to the latest Communications Authority of Kenya CAK data. This marks a 14% increase in subscribers from just three months earlier, in...

For the first time, the Chinese space program will train a Pakistani astronaut, who will also be the first foreign astronaut to visit China’s space station. The agreement, called the Cooperation Agreement on the Selection, Training of Pakistani Astronauts and Participation in China’s...

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...

As a committed international partner to Africa’s NewSpace movement, SATLANTIS continues to demonstrate how highresolution optical satellite technology can address real world challenges across the continent. We spoke with Juan Tomás Hernani, CEO of SATLANTIS, during the 2025 NewSpace Africa...

Guinea-Bissau’s National Regulatory Authority for Information and Communication Technologies ARN-TIC has officially approved Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, for operation in the country, marking a significant step towards enhancing digital connectivity. The licensing announcement...