Space Exploration in Africa

Space Exploration, Earth Observation and Autonomous Intelligence Platforms

NautSpace International unites CubeSat intelligence, autonomous UAV operations, and equatorial astrotourism under one platform advancing African aerospace leadership from Nairobi to orbit.

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NAUTSPACE-SAT-01 ALT · 512.4 kmNAUTSPACE-SAT-01 VEL · 7.61 km/sSOLAR FLUX (F10.7) · 138 sfuMALINDI GROUND STN · LOCKEDUAV FLEET ACTIVE · 14 / 16CLIMATE SENSOR NET · NOMINALKENYA SPACEPORT T-MINUS · NEXT WINDOW 09:14:22NAUTSPACE-SAT-01 ALT · 512.4 kmNAUTSPACE-SAT-01 VEL · 7.61 km/sSOLAR FLUX (F10.7) · 138 sfuMALINDI GROUND STN · LOCKEDUAV FLEET ACTIVE · 14 / 16CLIMATE SENSOR NET · NOMINALKENYA SPACEPORT T-MINUS · NEXT WINDOW 09:14:22

Live Right Now

Watch space happen in real time

Live feeds from orbit and from the ground the International Space Station, active rocket R&D test stands, and worldwide launch coverage.

Live

ISS Live: Earth from Orbit

NASA Official Stream

Live

Rocket R&D: 24/7 Engine Test Stand

NASASpaceflight McGregor, Texas

Live

Global Launch & Mission Coverage

NASA TV Official Media Channel

Sensing & Autonomous Intelligence

Capabilities behind Earth observation and autonomous operations

From the seafloor to forest canopy to open water, NautSpace International's sensing stack pairs piloted and autonomous platforms with AI-driven analysis.

Aerial view of dense green forest canopy
LIDAR & Remote Sensing

Canopy-Penetrating LIDAR for Underground & Understory Terrain

Airborne LIDAR sees through dense forest canopy to map bare-earth terrain, understory structure, and buried features invisible to optical sensors.

How LIDAR maps bare earth through trees

Astrotourism & Space Safari

Aerospace Discovery in Africa

From desert dark-sky reserves to Rift Valley ridgelines to open ocean NautSpace International runs guided astrotourism across Kenya's full range of terrain.

Milky Way arcing over a silhouetted treeline at night

Dark-Sky Stargazing Expeditions

Chalbi Desert, Kenya

Multi-night equatorial stargazing under some of Africa's darkest skies, guided by NautSpace International astronomers.

Misty green highland hills under a cloudy sky

Radio-Silent Highlands Retreat

Northern Highlands, Kenya

Off-grid observation camps in designated radio-quiet zones, free of interference ideal for both naked-eye astronomy and amateur radio astronomy.

Rift Valley mountain range and escarpment under a cloudy sky

Rift Valley Hills & Escarpment Sky Camp

Great Rift Valley, Kenya

Ridge-top and valley-floor observation sites along the Rift, pairing dramatic elevation views with clear, low-humidity night skies.

Rocket ascending through clouds on a launch trajectory

Kenya Spaceport Launch Viewing

Malindi, Kenya

Front-row access to CubeSat and sounding-rocket launches from the Kenya Spaceport corridor.

Dramatic dusk sky over a dark ocean coastline

Indian Ocean Night Sail & Stargazing

Watamu & Lamu Coast, Kenya

Overnight dhow sailing along the coast, tracking constellations and satellite passes over open water, far from shoreline light pollution.

Elephants walking across the African savanna at golden hour

Equatorial Space Safari

Amboseli & Broglio Space Center

Combine a classic wildlife safari with orbital tracking sessions and mission control tours.

Emerging Field & Facilities

Across the continent from savanna to mission control

A glimpse of the terrain, hardware, and heritage sites behind NautSpace International's operations.

Wide African savanna landscape under an open sky

Equatorial launch corridor, Rift Valley

Vintage tracking-station radar dish on display outdoors

Restored tracking dish, National Science Center

Giraffe standing in open grassland

Conservation-zone UAV patrol grounds

Aerospace museum exhibit with a spacecraft component on display

Flight-heritage exhibit, Nairobi

Declassified Dossier

African Aerospace Pioneers & Missions

Publicly declassified highlights celebrating African leadership across five decades of space history.

1970sLaunch Heritage

San Marco Equatorial Range

Kenya's Broglio Space Center hosted the San Marco platform off Malindi one of the earliest equatorial orbital launch sites in the world.

2018Satellite Milestone

First Kenyan-built CubeSat

University of Nairobi engineering teams delivered 1KUNS-PF, Kenya's first indigenously developed satellite, deployed from the ISS.

2019Policy

Kenya Space Agency Established

National coordination body formed to unify civilian, research, and commercial space activity across the country.

2023Collaboration

Pan-African Earth Observation Network

Cross-border CubeSat constellation initiative for agricultural and climate monitoring across East Africa.

2026Climate Resilience

ClimCam to the ISS: Egypt, Kenya, and Uganda Partner with UNOOSA and Airbus

ClimCam, an AI-enabled Earth observation instrument developed by Kenya Space Agency, Egypt Space Agency, and Uganda's space program, was launched on Cygnus NG-24 and is expected to operate on the Airbus Bartolomeo platform on the ISS for near real-time climate and environmental data across Eastern Africa, starting later in 2026.