Africa’s space ambitions are moving from policy to practice
As the Africa Space Expo closes in Abidjan, African innovators are showing what the continent can build.
![Members of the Galaxy Aerospace Ghana team at the Africa Space Expo in Abidjan [Courtesy GSSTI/Galaxy Aerospace Ghana]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CEO-of-Galaxy-Aerospace-Ghana-with-his-team-1790593677.jpeg?resize=720%2C513&quality=80)
As the Africa Space Expo closes in Abidjan, African innovators are showing what the continent can build.
![Members of the Galaxy Aerospace Ghana team at the Africa Space Expo in Abidjan [Courtesy GSSTI/Galaxy Aerospace Ghana]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CEO-of-Galaxy-Aerospace-Ghana-with-his-team-1790593677.jpeg?resize=720%2C513&quality=80)








The Chang’e-7 seeks to find out more about the water trapped within the moon’s shadowed craters.
Ukraine used domestically produced Flamingo missiles to hit targets in Russia’s southwestern Samara region.
Millions will see the sun disappear as the eclipse sweeps from the Arctic to Europe, bringing two minutes of totality.
Hanoi-based aerospace firm says it will partner with Elon Musk’s rocket company to deploy satellites next year.

China’s Long March 7A rocket exploded shortly after lifting off from the Wenchang launch site in Hainan.
On August 12, nearly one billion people could see a partial solar eclipse, with 15 million in its path of totality.
A piece of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is believed to have crashed into the moon after floating in space since last year.
Scientists will track stray rocket part striking the moon to study crater formation and lunar dust from cosmic impacts.
Revenue was up more than 90 percent from the same period a year ago, beating analyst expectations.
PM Narendra Modi says successful launch will ‘encourage countless youngsters to dream bigger and innovate fearlessly’.