National Aerospace Strategy
An Inter-ministerial taskforce has been set up to propose a roadmap to
establish Uganda’s Aerospace Program Ongoing activities include:
- Stakeholder mapping and needs assessment
- Human capacity and infrastructure audits
- Market surveys for products and pilots in sectors that can be supported
- Drafting the Uganda Aerospace Policy and Strategy in line with international requirements for outer space exploration
- R&D in development of Uganda’s second satellite
Actualizing Uganda's Space Sector Ambitions
With the goal of championing Uganda's space sector towards socio-economic
development, the following projects have been successfully launched
under our Aeronautics and Space Bureau;
UNOOSA Project:
Combating Climate Change
As a top priority in the region, Uganda, in
partnership with Egypt and Kenya
embarked on a project; the EKU-Climcam
project, to address climate change effects
in East Africa in 2023.
PearlAfricaSat-1:
Uganda’s first-ever satellite
On November 7, 2022, PearlAfricaSat-1 was launched into international space. Built by Ugandan engineers: Edgar Mujuni, Derick Tebusweke, and Bonny Omara.
