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July 28th, 2026
Image credit: Africa2Moon Project
More bounce to the ounce!
To be flown on China’s Chang’e-8 moon lander mission in 2029 is Africa’s first space exploration mission.
Under the Africa2Moon venture, the Bounced African Low Lunar Sphere, or BALLS for short, is a technology demonstrator in which a trio of antennas will constitute a radio astronomy array at the moon’s south pole region.
“If this is successful, it will ignite the reality of space on the African continent.”
For more details, go to my new Space.com story – “BALLS on the moon: China set to launch Africa’s 1st lunar science mission in 2029
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