Kenya Space Agency Investigates Partially Burnt Rocket Fragment Found in Mukuku Village
Circular rocket debris discovered in Mukuku Village, Makueni County. Source: Sen Ngula Mukunuu/TUKO.co.ke
On Monday, December 30, 2024, a partially burnt metallic fragment from a space object fell from the sky and landed in Mukuku Village, Makueni County, at approximately 15:00 (EAT). The loud bang accompanying the object’s descent caused mild unrest among villagers, who gathered around the…
Kenya Space Agency and Expertise France Sign Collaboration Framework Agreement
The signing of a collaborative framework agreement between Expertise France Director General Jeremy Pellet and the Kenya Space Agency Director General Brig. Hillary Kipkosgei. Source: Kenya Space Agency.
On November 26, 2024, the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) and Expertise France (EF) signed a cooperation agreement to boost space-related collaborations. The partnership aims to strengthen Kenya's…
Kenya Space Agency Forges Global Partnerships to Boost National Space Capabilities
Kenya Space Agency Acting DG Brig. Hillary Kipkosgey meets with Prof. Yamamoto and Prof. Kameda from the University of Tsukuba to discuss space collaboration. Source: KSA
Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey, the Acting Director General of the Kenya Space Agency (KSA), hosted a series of meetings last Friday to discuss potential collaborations in space technology and its applications. These…
Kenya Space Agency Launches Strategic Plan 2023-2027
The Kenya Space Agency board and management launched the KSA Strategic Plan 2023-2027 on Monday, 13th May 2024.
According to a news report by the Kenya Space Agency, the CS Defence H.E. Hon. Aden Duale officiated the launch event, accompanied by the CDF General Charles Kahariri and senior officers in the Ministry of Defence and Kenya Defence Forces. In addition, various stakeholders from the…
Kenya Space Agency Hosts Ukranian Ambassador
The Acting Director-General of the Kenya Space Agency, Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey, recently received Ambassador Andriy Pravednyk, the Ukranian Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, to discuss areas of collaboration on space matters.
The meeting discussed the next steps in the implementation of the MoU potential projects and other avenues of collaboration. This follows the space agreement the…
Kenya Space Agency Hosts Israeli Ambassador
The Director-General of the Kenya Space Agency, Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey, and other agency executives, recently received a diplomatic delegation of the Israeli ambassador, Amb. Michael Lotem, at the agency's headquarters, to discuss areas of collaboration between the Kenya Space Agency and Israel space companies.
DG, KSA, Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey in discussion with Israel Ambassador to…
The University of Nairobi wins Kenya Space Agency Research Grant
The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has announced the winner of the Kenya Space Agency research grant for the FY 2021/2022. This award stems from the research chair programme. KSA set aside Ksh 10 million (USD 89,245) for the award of Research Chairs (RC) for FY 2021/2022. The RCs were for 3U Nanosatellite Model Development, Land Cover Data Collection Application Development and Small-scale Crop Mapping…
Kenya Space Agency Launches Five Model Satellites
On 14th October, the Kenya Space Agency (KSA) presided over an event that saw the launch of a 1U nanosatellite. The event, at Kenya's upcoming smart city, Konza Technopolis, saw five universities compete. The universities comprised Kenyatta University (KU), Moi University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT), the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) and the University of…
Kenya Space Agency to launch nano-satellites and rockets in August
The Chairperson of the Kenya Space Agency Board (KSAB), James Aruasa, has said the country would be launching a series of mini-satellites and rockets from the Luigi Broglio Space Centre near Malindi, a town in southeastern Kenya. He made this known during a high-level stakeholder forum in Nairobi on Thursday.
Aruasa said the mini-satellites and rockets were scheduled to launch earlier this year,…
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On the continent, the Kenyan Space Agency (KSA) is underway to selecting next Director-General from a pool of eleven contenders, as SADC kickstarts implementation of satellite sharing program to serve the region. At the same time, the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD) hosts 54th Governing Council, shares resolution. Over the month, the size of Nigeria’s…