Friday
January 6
2023

South African Aerospace Startup Readies for Launch From Cape Canaveral

By Grace Ashiru

People talking as its locally produced microsatellite prepares for launch from Cape Canaveral. As part of the Transporter-6 mission, EOS SAT-1 will launch from SpaceX’s launch pad.

Dragonfly Aerospace’s main office is in Stellenbosch, and they are building a network of “eyes in the sky” that they say will change industries and societies. Its co-founder and CEO, Bryan Dean, says they are very excited about the launch of the SpaceX Transporter-6.

Photo courtesy of SpaceX.

Source: Tech in Africa (link opens in a new window)

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