Ghana Space News
The new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NigComSat, Mrs Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, has assured that the satellite company will help the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, build necessary infrastructure that will fasten...
The Department of Science and Innovation is seeking to boost socio-economic development in South Africa through its use of Intellectual Property and Technology empowers to African youth. In it’s latest release, the department is inviting university students and young professionals from different...
Space fans could be in for a holiday treat. SpaceX‘s third Starship vehicle “should be ready to fly in 3 to 4 weeks,” company founder and CEO Elon Musk said via X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday (Nov. 19). That would place technical readiness before Christmas — but...
SpaceX plans to launch 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early on Monday morning (Nov. 20). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base Monday during a four-hour window that opens at 1:33 a.m. EST (0633 GMT; 10:33 p.m. on Nov. 19 local...
During a training session organised by Sapienza University of Rome, in collaboration with the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), 16 participants from the KSA and several Kenyan universities completed a two-week course on space systems design and satellite operations. The...
Intelsat, in collaboration with MaxIQ Space, will again deliver STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programming courses to African students. Every year, MaxIQ Space carefully selects 30 students from numerous applications, offering them the opportunity to receive an Intelsat...
SpaceX‘s next-generation megarocket — the largest ever built — launched on its second-ever test flight today (Nov. 18), a highly anticipated jaunt that took the giant vehicle to space for the first time, but it didn’t last long. Shortly after stage separation, the rocket’s massive...
We’ll have to wait at least one more day to see Starship’s second-ever flight. SpaceX had been targeting Friday morning (Nov. 17) for the second test launch of its huge Starship rocket. But that’s no longer the plan. “We need to replace a grid fin actuator, so launch is...
In a press release by Eutelsat Group, Eutelsat OneWeb has signed a multi-year master distribution agreement with NEC XON to deliver high-quality Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity to Sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement includes provisions for installation services and extensive training throughout the...