Africa Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:58:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Africa Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 EnduroSat gets order for Botswana’s debut satellite https://spacenews.com/endurosat-to-build-botswanas-debut-satellite/ https://spacenews.com/endurosat-to-build-botswanas-debut-satellite/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=465957

Bulgarian cubesat specialist EnduroSat announced plans July 3 to build Botswana’s first satellite in partnership with a university from the landlocked country in Southern Africa.

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]]> https://spacenews.com/endurosat-to-build-botswanas-debut-satellite/feed/ 0 465957 NASA Study Traces Decade of Ammonia Air Pollution in Africa https://spacenews.com/nasa-study-traces-decade-of-ammonia-air-pollution-in-africa/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:40:34 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=22191

A new NASA-led study is the first to document changing atmospheric ammonia (NH3) concentrations in Africa over an extended period. Ammonia is an air pollutant which can lead to heart […]

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]]> 22191 How Can Astrotourism Serve Sustainable Development Goals? The Namibian Example https://spacenews.com/how-can-astrotourism-serve-sustainable-development-goals-the-namibian-example/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 23:41:12 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=21805

Astrotourism brings new opportunities to generate sustainable socio-economic development, preserve cultural heritage, and inspire and educate the citizens of the globe. This form of tourism can involve many different activities, […]

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]]> 21805 El Daein Seen From Orbit https://spacenews.com/el-daein-seen-from-orbit/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:42:53 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=21688

Thomas Pesquet: I don’t know the name of this city, but I know the region: Darfour to the west of Sudan. Black, red and orange make a nice tableau. Je […]

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]]> 21688 The Pyramids As Seen From Space https://spacenews.com/the-pyramids-as-seen-from-space/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:12:14 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=21523

Thomas Pesquet: The pyramids, Cairo airport and the Suez canal, or when #wondersoftheworld meets the #modernworld. Egypt is one of the most easily recognisable countries and one of the most […]

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]]> 21523 Counting Elephants From Space https://spacenews.com/counting-elephants-from-space/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:32:36 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=20767

For the first time, scientists have successfully used satellite cameras coupled with deep learning to count animals in complex geographical landscapes, taking conservationists an important step forward in monitoring populations […]

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]]> 463603 Betelgeuse Is Smaller And Closer Than First Thought https://spacenews.com/betelgeuse-is-smaller-and-closer-than-first-thought/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 22:51:03 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=20448

It may be another 100,000 years until the giant red star Betelgeuse dies in a fiery explosion, according to a new study by an international team of researchers. The study, […]

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]]> 463333 Soyuz MS-16 Docked To The ISS https://spacenews.com/soyuz-ms-16-docked-to-the-iss/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:57 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=20384

The Soyuz MS-16 crew ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station’s Poisk module. The is the same spacecraft that launched, and will bring home, Expedition 63 Commander Chris […]

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]]> 463248 Designing The Meteosat Third Generation Imager https://spacenews.com/designing-the-meteosat-third-generation-imager/ Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:17:21 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=18956

This mesh-based model of Europe’s future Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I) satellite has helped select the optimal location of the radio frequency antennas used to send it commands and downlink […]

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]]> 461606 Orbital View Of Nile River Running Through Sudan https://spacenews.com/orbital-view-of-nile-river-running-through-sudan/ Tue, 30 Apr 2019 23:39:31 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=18736

The Nile is the longest river in the world, coursing about 6,650 kilometers (4,132 miles) across northeastern Africa to meet the Mediterranean Sea at the broad, green delta in Egypt. […]

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]]> 461445 Orbital View As Tropical Cyclone Kenneth Makes Landfall In Mozambique https://spacenews.com/orbital-view-as-tropical-cyclone-kenneth-makes-landfall-in-mozambique/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:53:02 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=18727

Mozambique is still recovering from deadly Tropical Cyclone Idai, and a second powerful tropical cyclone has now made landfall in the country. As NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the […]

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]]> 461438 Dust Clouds From Africa Reach India https://spacenews.com/dust-clouds-from-africa-reach-india/ Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:30:29 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=17724

Dust Clouds From Africa And The Arabian Peninsula Travelled As Far As India. In early May, the Mediterranean saw very persistent low pressure centres. Although not unusual for this month […]

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]]> 460283 IMERG Shows Devastating Rainfall Over East Africa https://spacenews.com/imerg-shows-devastating-rainfall-over-east-africa/ Mon, 07 May 2018 23:27:18 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=17630

Heavy seasonal rainfall has recently caused flooding in Kenya and NASA analyzed and estimated the total rainfall using data from a suite of satellites and gauges. The heavy rainfall has […]

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]]> 460200 Orbital View of Brukkaros Mountain in Namibia https://spacenews.com/orbital-view-of-brukkaros-mountain-in-namibia/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:04:28 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=16786

????????? ?????? ?????????: Brukkaros Mountain is an extinct volcano in ?Karas Region, Namibia.

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]]> 459318 Lake Tana, Ethiopia As Seen From Orbit https://spacenews.com/lake-tana-ethiopia-as-seen-from-orbit/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 16:00:40 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=16074

Thomas Pesquet: Ethiopian landscapes are just as colourful! Here is the largest lake of the country, Lake Tana Autre touche de couleur en Éthiopie : l’île de Dek et le […]

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]]> 458547 Algerian Desert Close-up From Orbit https://spacenews.com/algerian-desert-close-up-from-orbit/ Mon, 02 Jan 2017 15:41:52 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=15968

Thomas Pesquet: A closer look at the sand dunes. I wouldn’t like to be lost in such a repetitive landscape… Zoom sur les dunes du désert. Mieux vaut ne pas […]

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]]> 458421 Large Dust Cloud Over The Atlantic And Africa https://spacenews.com/large-dust-cloud-over-the-atlantic-and-africa/ Thu, 29 Dec 2016 15:36:27 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=15965

A large dust cloud hangs over the Atlantic along the northwestern coast of Africa in this color-enhanced image captured by the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite […]

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]]> 458418 Orbital View of Rare Snowfall in the Sahara https://spacenews.com/orbital-view-of-rare-snowfall-in-the-sahara/ Mon, 26 Dec 2016 19:37:05 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=15953

In December 2016, snow fell in the Sahara for the first time since 1979. In 1984, the charitable supergroup Band Aid sang: “There won’t be snow in Africa this Christmas […]

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]]> 458411 Bringing Schools and Communities Online in Africa https://spacenews.com/bringing-schools-and-communities-online-in-africa/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:54:22 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=15530

ESA is now working with satellite operator Avanti Communications to bring a swathe of new affordable Internet services to more people across sub-Saharan Africa through the Hylas-4 telecom satellite, due […]

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]]> 457971 Satellite Data and Machine Learning Used to Map Poverty in Africa https://spacenews.com/satellite-data-and-machine-learning-used-to-map-poverty-in-africa/ Thu, 18 Aug 2016 19:57:31 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=15395

One of the biggest challenges in providing relief to people living in poverty is locating them. The availability of accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished zones is […]

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]]> 15395 Satcoms is Changing Lives in South African Rural Schools https://spacenews.com/satcoms-is-changing-lives-in-south-african-rural-schools/ Fri, 27 May 2016 12:27:23 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=15027

Satcoms in rural primary schools in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa looks set to expand following the success of a pilot project. Through ESA, the setup provides Internet connectivity […]

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]]> 457460 Using Space Technology To Measure Forests In Gabon https://spacenews.com/using-space-technology-to-measure-forests-in-gabon/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:27:24 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=14611

Gabon, a Central African country slightly smaller than the state of Colorado, is home to one of the most pristine rainforests on the planet. During the two-week-long NASA campaign, a […]

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]]> 456994 Mount Kilimanjaro As Seen By Proba-V Minisatellite https://spacenews.com/mount-kilimanjaro-as-seen-by-proba-v-minisatellite/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:10:29 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=14026

The dormant volcano known as Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain, at 5895 m. It is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising about 4900 m above its […]

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]]> 456369 Space Aids Ebola Patients https://spacenews.com/space-aids-ebola-patients/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:26:02 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=13077

New antiviral drugs to treat Ebola patients in West Africa have been tested with the help of a transportable diagnostics laboratory developed with ESA’s support. B-LiFE, designed to speed up […]

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