Space Club FUTA

06/12/2019

Chukwuka Cosmas Ezenma Research Grant For African Students In Space Science And Astronomy Now Open

Chukwuka Cosmas Ezenma-CBSS research grant for African students in space science and astronomy is designed to support bold and visionary African students and researchers who are undertaking a postgraduate program related to space science, technology, and astronomy, in order to develop capacity in sp...

01/12/2019

For this contest, interdisciplinary teams of innovators will compete to address policy gaps in international space law.

Interested participants should register an intent to participate in the contest by 13 December 2019.

https://africanews.space/space-governance-innovation-contest/

07/11/2019

Have you ever dreamt of going to space? This is your chance. Submit an application before November 15 for a chance to go to space.

Space In Africa, Africa’s foremost space media outfit, recently signed a partnership with Space For Humanity, also known as S4H, an international non-profit human spaceflight programme. Founded in 2017, Space for Humanity is poised to democratize space tourism with the goal of offering people from...

09/10/2019

This new partnership is offering young Africans opportunity to experience sub-orbital spaceflights.

Submit application before Nov 15.

Space In Africa, Africa’s foremost space media outfit, recently signed a partnership with Space For Humanity, also known as S4H, an international non-profit human spaceflight programme. Founded in 2017, Space for Humanity is poised to democratize space tourism with the goal of offering people from...

21/06/2019

In May, three students of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Cross River State in Nigeria emerged winners of the 8th African Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition which was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The students (Ebruka Nelly-Helen Neji, Kau...

07/06/2019

https://africanews.space/apply-to-attend-west-african-international-summer-school-for-young-astronomers-waissya/

The West African International Summer School for Young Astronomers (WAISSYA) is a program held every two years in West Africa. At each summer school, there are approximately 60 participants, mainly undergraduates and few graduate students, from across West Africa. The WAISSYA program is organized an...

17/05/2019

Rwanda will in July this year launch its first satellite into lower orbit space signaling yet another progress in its broader National Space Research agenda. Engineers from Rwanda and Japan have been working in close collaboration to develop a cube satellite which is expected to provide the much nee...

08/05/2019

The Pan African University Institute for Space Sciences was established amid plans of building a viable continental space program managed by the African Space Agency, indicating an implementation phase of the African Space Policy and Strategy.

https://africanews.space/the-pan-african-university-institute-for-space-sciences/

08/05/2019

Join us as we discuss Nigeria's path to space exploration
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04/05/2019

Up to 12,000 Euros up for grab; design mobile applications and communication tools to support the sustainable utilization of marine and coastal resources, and contribute to actions that will reduce the degradation of coastal ecosystems.

The Global Monitoring For Environment And Security & Africa Project (GMES & Africa) is calling on developers and creatives to participate in the 2019 edition of the Innovation Challenge. Purpose of the Innovation Challenge Design mobile applications and communication tools to support the sustainable...

09/04/2019

Moon Village Association is a platform connecting activities from private industry, governments and others aimed to explore and use the Moon in a sustainable and peaceful manner.

Fifty years back humanity started stepping out of its cradle into deep space for political reasons. The Moon, right there in Earth’s back yard, had been inspiring and calling humanity for ages and finally on the 20th July of 1969 humanity set foot, fulfilling one its greatest dreams. However, we s...

01/04/2019

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) came into being in December 2010, but South Africa’s involvement with space research and activities started many decades earlier with helping early international space efforts in the second half of the 20th century, and observing the Earth’s magnet...