Ghana Space News

Starlink Goes Live In Liberia

Starlink, Space X’s satellite internet service, has announced that the service is officially operational in Liberia. This marks Starlink’s first market entry into Africa in 2025, laying the groundwork for more penetration across the continent. This license comes after the Liberia Telecommunications...

On This Day In Space April 27, 1961 NASA Launches Explorer 11

On April 27, 1961, NASA launched Explorer 11, a satellite that contained the first gamma ray telescope to go to space. This marked the birth of space-based gamma ray astronomy. Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation and have the highest energy of any kind of wave in the electromagnetic...

Angola Signs EUR 225 Million Agreement For ANGEO-1 Satellite

The Angolan Ministry of Finance has signed a financing agreement with France for the construction of ANGEO-1, the country’s first high-resolution Earth observation satellite system. The agreement, culminating from six years of bilateral cooperation between Angola and France, was finalised during the...

South Africa Launches The PRIME Telescope To Advance Exoplanet Discovery

The South African Astronomical Observatory NRF-SAAO has launched the PRime-focus Infrared Microlensing Experiment PRIME telescope, designed to advance South Africa’s capabilities in exoplanet discovery and advance research in time domain astronomy. The Department of Science, Technology and...

Algeria And Slovenia Strengthen Space Technology Cooperation

The Algerian Space Agency ASAL and the Slovenian Space Office held a bilateral meeting on Wednesday in Algiers to establish a framework for collaboration in space technologies and applications. Many dignitaries from both countries attended the meeting, including ASAL Director General Azzedine...

On This Day In Space April 25, 1990 STS-31 Deploys Hubble Space Telescope

On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed Hubble is famous for taking some of the most amazing deep-space photos ever. It hitched a ride to space on the space shuttle Discovery with mission STS-31. Also on board were astronauts Charles Bolden, Loren Shriver, Bruce McCandless, Steven...

Solafune And EgSA Sign MoU To Advance AI-Driven Satellite Applications In Africa

As part of a shared mission to promote business development and space technology collaboration between Africa and Japan, Solafune Inc. and the Egyptian Space Agency EgSA) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding MoU. The agreement was formalised on April 23, 2025, on the sidelines of the...

Closing Day Of The 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference Excerpts

The 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference has marked a key moment in Africa’s space journey, beginning with the landmark inauguration of the African Space Agency AfSA that set the stage for all subsequent discussions. Over four dynamic days, more than 550 delegates representing over 300 institutions from...

Day Three Of The 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference Event Excerpts

The third day of the 2025 NewSpace Africa Conference built on the success of the previous days to continue high level discussions highlighting the experiences and uptake of space innovation, technologies, and applications among different stakeholders. The fourth head of the space agency panel...