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Kenya becomes only African country selected to host global space program

Kenya has been selected to host the 2026 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, becoming the only African country chosen for the prestigious global initiative. The Kenya ...
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Here Are the 18 African-American Astronauts

After Ed Dwight’s journey to become the first African-American in space ended, Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. was selected, on June 30, 1967, for the Defense Department’s Manned Orbiting Laboratory ...
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Kenyans set to speak to astronauts from space in 2026

Kenya has been selected to host the next round of the ARISS – Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ISS) program. The announcement was made by the Kenya Space Agency on its official ...
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‘Black In Space’ Documentary Explores NASA’s Untold Story of First African-American Astronaut

*The Smithsonian Channel recently aired a documentary that tells the stories of NASA’s first Black American astronauts and the country’s race with Russia to put a person of color in space. Produced in ...
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A Filmmaker Tells the Story of African-American Astronauts

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Laurens Grant is a pioneering documentary filmmaker who’s come a long way from her modest Midwestern upbringing to helming a major passion project ...