65th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's Space Flight: 'Yuri's Night' Celebrated in Ethiopia!

Ethiopia honored Yuri Gagarin's historic April 12, 1961, spaceflight first human to orbit Earth, for its 65th anniversary with a Cosmonautics Day ceremony at SSGI, including ambassadorial praise and youth inspiration talks, followed by flower-laying; and Yuri's Night with expert presentations, a student quiz, and cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin's live video conference about his ISS mission and futuristic moon mission insights.

Policy

ESSS and Cross U Sign Historic MoU to Propel Ethiopia’s Space Business Ecosystem

"Hello, World"

NASA’s Artemis II mission released a striking image titled “Hello, World,” captured by commander Reid Wiseman after a successful trans-lunar injection burn.

Launch

Liftoff! Artemis II Successfully Launches, Sending Humans Back Toward the Moon

The decades-long wait is officially over. On April 2, 2026, the silence at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39B was finally shattered as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) roared to life. Following a grueling season of technical hurdles, weather delays, and a frustrating rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Artemis II mission is successfully underway.