Could New Rocket Launch Sites Fuel Africa’s Space Race?

An episode of the Next Africa podcast, hosted by Bloomberg, titled "Could New Rocket Launch Sites Fuel Africa’s Space Race?" was published on September 12, 2024 and runs 14 minutes.

September 12, 2024 ·14m · Next Africa

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As Bloomberg revealed this week, the Turkish government is in talks with Somalia over a potential rocket launch site in East Africa. So why is Africa attractive to the Space Industry and what’s holding the continent back from making the most of the space sector to boost its economies? Jennifer Zabasajja is joined by Bloomberg reporter Bruce Einhorn, from the Business of Space newsletter, and our Johannesburg based technology reporter Loni Prinsloo to find out whether the African space economy is really ready for launch.

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