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Aug
13
2024
By The African Mirror
First Nigerian to travel into space – what this flight means for the country’s ambitions

First Nigerian to travel into space – what this flight means for the country’s ambitions

NEWS
THE Blue Origin space craft owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to take six individuals to space from nations historically underrepresented in space exploration. Nigeria is one of the selected countries. Though a date is yet to be fixed for this particular trip, the Blue Origin space flight usually lasts about 11 minutes, during which participants are expected to undertake an experiment of their choice. The partnership to send the first Nigerian to space was facilitated by Anne Agi, a space law and policy academic and president of LearnSpace Foundation. She explains, in this interview with The Conversation’s West Africa regional editor, Adejuwon Soyinka, why the…
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Jun
28
2024
By BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY
Africa’s leap into space will fortify climate preparedness and resilience

Africa’s leap into space will fortify climate preparedness and resilience

NEWS
THE African Development Satellite, a collaborative project by Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, is poised to launch later this year. This ambitious initiative promises to revolutionize climate monitoring across Africa, marking a significant leap forward in the continent’s use of technology to bolster climate resilience. According to Space in Africa, a Lagos-based consultancy company on Africa’s space industry, “the Chief Executive Officer of the Egyptian Space Agency, Dr Sherif Sedky has announced that the project is on track to be launched at the end of the year.” “Dr Sherif Sedky elaborated that the African Development Satellite focuses on climate change…
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Jun
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Indian PM Modi meets tech CEOs as Washington visit concludes

Indian PM Modi meets tech CEOs as Washington visit concludes

WORLD
STEVE HOLLAND and SIMON LEWIS INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology CEOs in Washington, the final day of a state visit marked by pledges of deeper U.S.-India cooperation on areas including space, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. President Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet for Modi on Thursday, declaring after about 2 -1/2 hours of talks that their countries' economic relationship was "booming." Trade has more than doubled over the past decade. Biden and Modi gathered with CEOs including Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Microsoft's Satya Nadella. Also present were Sam Altman of OpenAI, NASA astronaut Sunita…
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Apr
16
2023
By The African Mirror
Kenya launches first operational satellite into space

Kenya launches first operational satellite into space

NEWS
KENYA launched its first operational earth observation satellite onboard a SpaceX rocket from the United States, a live feed from Elon Musk's rocket company showed. The satellite, developed by nine Kenyan engineers, will collect agricultural and environmental data, including on floods, drought and wildfires, that authorities plan to use for disaster management and to combat food insecurity. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Taifa-1 satellite, took off at about 0648 GMT without incident from Vandenberg Base in California, after three postponements due to bad weather. "Taifa-1 separation confirmed," Space X said in its broadcast when the satellite was released about…
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