Between January 13 and 23, the Egyptian Space Agency EgSA hosted a training programme under the African Development Satellite Initiative AfDev-Sat. This initiative brought together 21 engineers and specialists from 20 African nations, marking a significant milestone in strengthening indigenous...

The Academy for International Business Officials AIBO, under China’s Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with the Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center LASAC of the Ministry of Natural Resources, has launched a two week seminar on China Africa Cooperation in Satellite Remote Sensing...

At the EU Space Conference in Brussels, the European Commission introduced the Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme, a new initiative aimed at strengthening space cooperation between Europe and Africa. Backed by a €100m investment, the programme is a crucial element of the EU’s Global Gateway...

Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low cost internet to remote locations. A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of approximately five years and SpaceX eventually hopes to have as many as 42,000 satellites in this so called...

As we enter 2025, the global space race is evolving rapidly. Once dominated by the United States and Russia, space has become a key arena for China’s military, commercial, and geopolitical ambitions. China’s deepening partnerships with African nations through satellite infrastructure investments and...

Space Network, one of the world’s fastest growing networks for space companies and professionals, has announced the launch of Space Network Africa, coinciding with Space Symposium at Colorado Springs, 7-10 April. This initiative is set to drive space-based economic growth, innovation, and education...

Spacecom, a global fixed-satellite operator, has announced that it has signed a USD 3.8 million agreement with a government client in Africa to provide satellite communication services. Spacecom’s AMOS-17 satellite would provide these services for 12 months. The AMOS-17 satellite is a multi band...

On April 7, 1983, astronauts took the first spacewalk outside of a space shuttle during mission STS-6. This was the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger. The goal of this mission was to deploy the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-1. NASA now uses a whole fleet of these...

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is set to begin implementing long awaited space regulation and licensing functions following the approval of an NGN 20 billion (~USD 13 million) take-off fund by President Bola Tinubu. NASRDA’s Director-General, Dr Matthew Adepoju...