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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

On June 2, 1966, NASA’s Surveyor 1 reached the lunar surface and became the first American spacecraft to successfully execute a soft landing on the moon. Surveyor 1 took more than 11,000 photos of the moon along with other measurements, but, more importantly, proved that NASA’s soft...

The inaugural edition of the African Space Solution Market MASS, held from May 6 to 8, 2025, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, marked a historic milestone in Africa’s journey toward establishing a unified and dynamic space ecosystem. Hosted at the state of the art Exhibition Centre in Port-Bouët, the event...