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Africa's first spaceship launch pad to be built in Ghana - Report
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Africa's first spaceship launch pad to be built in Ghana - Report

by  Samuel Obour 2 min read

- Africa's first space and rocket launch pad is set to be built in Ghana

- The project is being undertaken by two Ghanaian companies

- It will reportedly cost $21 million

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YEN.com.gh has learnt that a massive spaceship and rocket launch pad, the first of its kind in Africa, is set to be built in Ghana.

Africa's first first spaceship launch pad to be built in Ghana - Report
A rocket takes off at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA

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Two Ghanaians companies, KESHE Foundation Ghana and BONADES Limited, a Construction Engineering Management (CEM) company, are behind plans to build the launch pad in Ghana.

A report by the GNA said the two companies have already conducted all the relevant feasibility and design studies and are satisfied that Ghana can host the facility.

They are, therefore, moving on to the next stage of making a presentation to foreign investors.

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YEN.com.gh understands that the facility will be called the KESHE Spaceship Research Centre and will be located at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission in Accra.

The facility will boast a clinic, administration block, research centre, factory and the spaceship and rocket launch pad.

It will cost $21 million to construct, according to the GNA report.

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Samuel Obour (Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief) Samuel Obour has 12 years of experience in print and digital journalism. He graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2010. He began his career at Graphic Communications Group Limited, where he worked with The Mirror, the Daily Graphic, and Graphic.com.gh. Samuel has been with yen.com.gh since 2016. He can be reached via samuel.obour@yen.com.gh.

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