Ghana Space News
On April 2, 1963, the Soviet Union launched the Luna 4 spacecraft to attempt the first-ever soft landing on the moon. The launch was a success, but Luna 4 never actually made it to the moon. One day after Luna 4 launched, it was supposed to fire its rocket engines to help steer it toward...
On September 2003 Nigeria launched its $13 million national satellite NigeriaSat-1 in Plesetsk, Russia under a seven-nation constellation handled by a Russian firm, Cosmos. Nigeriasat-1 is a low earth orbit micro satellite for disaster monitoring looking spacecraft, 5-year target design life-span...
The Director General and Chief Executive, National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr. Matthew Adepoju, has emphasized the need for purposeful leadership as a bedrock for transformation especially in the educational sub-system of any given Society. He made this statement while...
Axiom Space and the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI) have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate Ghana’s space capabilities and expand its role in the global space economy. This collaboration aligns with Ghana’s recently adopted national space policy, marking a...
Building on the success of their existing relationship, Q-KON and Vox have announced that Vox has now signed up as a OneWeb Partner with Q-KON, provider of Twoobii Super Smart Satellite Solutions to enterprise customers. Vox’s stellar reputation as a B2B satellite connectivity solutions provider has...
Building on the success of their existing relationship, Q-KON and Vox have announced that Vox has now signed up as a OneWeb Partner with Q-KON, provider of Twoobii Super Smart Satellite Solutions to enterprise customers. Vox’s stellar reputation as a B2B satellite connectivity solutions provider has...
Burkina Faso, a landlocked Francophone West African country, has commenced the construction of its first satellite named BurkinaSat-1, an Earth observation nanosatellite. According to reports from the country’s local media, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso announced the launch of...
2025 began strongly for Angola’s space programme with a EUR 225.6 million financial agreement between Angola and France to fund ANGEO-1, the country’s first high resolution Earth observation (EO) satellite. This satellite project aligns seamlessly with Angola’s vision to become a key player in space...
A dramatic drone video shows Isar Aerospace’s first orbital launch attempt, which ended with a fiery crash into the frigid sea about 30 seconds after liftoff. The Germany company’s first Spectrum rocket lifted off Sunday morning (March 30) from Andøya Spaceport in northern Norway on the...