The year 2021 marks a huge step forward in terms of space exploration for the island of Mauritius. On June 3rd 2021, at 17:29 UTC* (21:29 time in Mauritius GMT+4), the first Mauritian satellite (a CubeSat - MIR-SAT1) was launched onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (Mission: CRS-22/SpX-22) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Read MoreThe fast-growing African space industry is expected to hit $10 billion by 2024 with a current value of more than $7 billion. Not only the African Aerospace industry is growing in the space sector but also in the aviation/air transport contributing to more than $55.8 billion in the African economy. How do South Africa, Morocco and Tunisia fare?
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