Ghana Space News

China Reveals Reusable Cargo Shuttle Design For Tiangong Space Station.

China has unveiled the design of a new reusable shuttle to take cargo to and from the country’s space station. The Haolong space shuttle is being developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). It is one of...

SpaceX Launches 24 Starlink Satellites From Florida, Lands Rocket At Sea, After Weather Delay.

SpaceX launched 24 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast and landed a rocket at sea in the second of back-to-back launches today (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft streaked into the afternoon sky over Cape Canaveral Space Force...

SpaceX Rocket Launches Koreasat-6A Satellite, Lands Falcon 9 Booster On Record-Tying 23rd Flight.

SpaceX tied its rocket-reuse record (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket launched the KoreaSat-6A telecom satellite from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 12:25 p.m. EST (1625 GMT). It was the 23rd mission for this rocket’s first stage, according to SpaceX, equaling a mark set by...

Supermassive Black Holes Prefer To Eat From Wobbly Plates.

Black holes exert a tremendous influence on their surroundings, meaning that when they spin, they literally drag the very fabric of space and time around with them. That means nothing can sit still around a rotating black hole, including the “plates” that these cosmic titans feed from...

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launching KoreaSat-6A Satellite Today On Record-Tying 23rd Flight.

SpaceX is set to tie its rocket-reuse record today (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the KoreaSat-6A telecom satellite from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida today, during a four-hour window that opens at 12:07 p.m. EST (1607 GMT). It will be the 23rd mission for...

MTN Ghana Tight-Lipped About Involvement In 5G Rollout.

MTN Ghana remains tight-lipped about its direct involvement in the Next Gen Infraco (NGIC) consortium that is set to lead the nationwide rollout of 5G in Ghana. During MTN Ghana’s recent Q3 earnings call on November 1, CEO Stephen Blewett refrained from confirming whether MTN Ghana would sign onto...

SpaceX Launching 24 Starlink Satellites From Florida On Monday.

SpaceX plans to launch 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Monday (Nov. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday during a four-hour window that opens at 4:02 p.m. EST...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Gets Ready To Stare At Distant Suns To Find Alien Planets.

In a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, scientists have successfully integrated a crucial component onto the Roman Space Telescope. This device, known as the Roman Coronagraph Instrument, is designed to block starlight, enabling scientists to detect the...

Australian Company Gilmour Space Gets Country’s 1st Orbital Launch License.

Australia is poised to be the next country to take the giant leap into orbit. Aussie-based company Gilmour Space received the country’s first orbital launch license this week, as it prepares for the first test flight of its Eris rocket. A specific launch date is expected within the next few...