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These women are shaping the future of African space exploration

Source: CNN

Read about three African women who are contributing to space exploration programs on their home continent: a space engineer, a physicist and explorer, and a space law adviser.

This entry was posted in Heroes and Quests, Risk and Exploration and tagged Culture & Society, Current Events, People, Technology on February 1, 2026 by Jessica Volkening-Hayes.

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