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EgSA & Academy of Scientific Research and Technology launch the Egyptian Space Startup Hub
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EgSA & Academy of Scientific Research and Technology launch the Egyptian Space Startup Hub

The Egyptian Space Agency, in partnership with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, has announced the launch of the Egyptian Space Startup Hub within the National Program for Technological Incubators Launch (INTILAC) at the Academy of Science and Technology. The entrepreneurship field has imposed itself and emerged as a significant hub of creativity and...

South Africa Invites Submissions on Draft Spectrum Policy
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South Africa Invites Submissions on Draft Spectrum Policy

The South African Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has published an “invitation to provide written submissions on the proposed next generation radio frequency spectrum policy for economic development“. The next generation radio frequency spectrum policy is South Africa’s draft revised Radio Frequency Spectrum Policy. The Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni,...

Fuel leak ruins NASA’s second attempt at launching Moon rocket
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Fuel leak ruins NASA’s second attempt at launching Moon rocket

SLS rocket springs another fuel leak, forcing NASA controllers to call off a second bid to send a crew capsule into lunar orbit. NASA has aborted a second launch attempt for its giant Moon rocket because of yet another fuel leak. Mission managers called off preflight operations on Saturday, about three hours before the 2:17pm EDT (18:17...

Africa is Seizing the Opportunities Offered by Space Technology
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Africa is Seizing the Opportunities Offered by Space Technology

More than 20 African countries have established space programmes and at least 13 have developed satellites, according to the consultancy Space in Africa. But Africa’s burgeoning space industry is viewed with suspicion in some quarters. Right-wing British tabloids often attempt to manufacture outrage with stories about recipients of UK development funding having the temerity to...