Space In Africa@spaceinafrica1Mura Space and the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s ASRI have partnered to commercialise South Africa’s Sounding Rocket Launch Facility, paving the way for suborbital launches, STEM growth, and Africa’s first commercial orbital mission
Developing Africa’s Commercial Launch CapabilitiesAs Africa expands its ambitions in the global space economy, a key challenge remains: the lack of operational and commercially managed spaceports to support sustained launch activity. While countries such as Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia have signalled intent from a government perspective, the continent’s full participation in the new space race depends on establishing a coherent and commercially viable launch value chain.In response, Mura Space has emerged as a privately led initiative driving Africa’s entry into the commercial launch sector. As the only private company in Sub-Saharan Africa dedicated to building an end-to-end suborbital and orbital launch value chain, it aims to establish cost-competitive, high-frequency launch capabilities and position the continent as a base of operations for global launch providers.
Oct 7, 2025 #PathwaysToSpaceThis year, 558 talented high school students from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria graduated from our #PathwaysToSpace program with the Future African Space Explorer's STEM Academy (FASESA) — nearly double last year’s class! Over five months of immersive training, students explored the wonders of space — from spacecraft tech and robotics to astronaut daily routines and career paths shared by global space experts.This initiative supports the space roadmaps of Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria as they advance their satellite programs. Subscribe to the Boeing YouTube Channel: @Boeing Our social media handles:
Interesting, but let us keep an eye on "dual use". Djibouti and Somalia are well known for violence, not for peaceful exploration. There is a very clear and loud warning story from 196x via Nasser, Egypt and a similar quest for sounding rocket research. It ended with various diplomatic interventions, assinations and a very clear "no". More on that in an upcoming article which is almost ready.
Space In Africa@spaceinafrica1Nigeria is building West Africa’s first Geodetic VLBI facility, a $3.9M project led by NASRDA with China’s Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. The site will boost earthquake monitoring, satellite tracking, and Africa’s role in global space science.🔗 https://spaceinafrica.com/2025/10/08/nigeria-advances-usd-3-9-million-geodetic-vlbi-project-a-first-for-west-africa/
