In January 2016, Ghana will become the 6th African country to have a national space agency when the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute becomes the Ghana Space Agency (GhSA). GhSA is intended to lead the nation’s civilian space exploration efforts, in accordance with the National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy and Development Plan for […]

Since the launch of Sputnik I in 1957, more than 6,000 space­craft have been successfully sent into Earth orbit. Each launch – whether successful or not – contributes to the release of human-made debris in Earth orbit. This “space junk” consists of ex­pired spacecraft, spent rocket bodies, mission related objects, and fragmenta­tion debris. A majority […]