Africa2Moon: Rhodes University leads continent’s first lunar mission
African scientists are set to make history with Africa2Moon – the continent’s first space exploration mission – which will place radio antennas on the lunar surface, opening a long‑shut window on the Universe and marking Rhodes University’s leap from Earth to the Moon.
The instrument, known as Africa2Moon, is the first all-African space exploration mission, and Rhodes University’s Distinguished Professor Oleg Smirnov is the principal investigator for the mission’s radio astronomy.
The continent's first space exploration mission, will place radio antennas on the lunar surface, opening a long‑shut window on the Universe.
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