Future African Space Explorer's STEM Academy

Future African Space Explorer's STEM Academy Our goal is to bring Space Exploration into the classroom as a gateway to STEM

06/10/2026

Our students recently presented their hands-on spacesuit and space glove design projects to two leading voices in the field: Dr Emily Matula and Prof. Nik Moiseev.

Both reviewed the work and shared expert insight on the technical rigour, design thinking and problem-solving behind it.

We are grateful to Dr Matula and Prof. Moiseev for investing their time and expertise in these young engineers. Expert mentorship at this stage turns curiosity into capability.

The talent pipeline for advanced aerospace is forming now, and it is forming across Africa.

Human spaceflight depends on precision engineering, systems integration and sustained investment in people, and these students are already practising all three.

A special thank you to The Boeing Company, our esteemed sponsor and partner of the FASESA Pathways to Space programme, for investing in and helping strengthen the future talent pipeline in STEM and the space sector.

Your commitment to empowering the next generation of innovators is helping create meaningful pathways to opportunity

29/09/2026

What does it take to build a spacesuit glove? A student, a classroom, and household materials.

In this year's Pathways to Space, our learners went from designing a 3D astronaut suit on screen to building a 10-layer spacesuit glove by hand.

Every layer had a job:

*Rubber pieces for grip on tools
*Aluminum foil to reflect solar and infrared radiation
*Umbrella fabric as a tear-stop and dust barrier
*Plastic bottle plates for finger structure
Gauze for insulation

Everyday items became a lesson in thermal control, radiation protection, and engineering trade-offs, the same challenges real space suit designers face.

This is why we believe in hands-on learning:
when students build it, test it, and explain it, the science sticks.

At FASESA we are Proud to work with The Boeing Company to inspire Africa's next generation of space explorers.

21/09/2026

Our students do not merely study space, they are truly destined for it.

From research and design to prototyping and testing, our Pathways to Space students are experiencing STEM the way it should be experienced: hands on.

This space glove is more than a prototype. It represents curiosity, problem solving, engineering and the courage to turn an idea into something real.

And this is happening in Africa, by African youth.

Today, they are testing a glove. Tomorrow, they could be designing the technologies that take humanity further.

The future of African innovation starts with giving young people the opportunity to build it.

A special thank you to The Boeing Company , our valued partner and sponsor, for its continued commitment to creating meaningful, life-changing opportunities for our students.



Space science and geo-spatial institute Bahir Dar University

07/09/2026

At FASESA, we believe Africa's future belongs to young minds equipped to lead in an increasingly intelligent world.

Through our collaboration with The Boeing Company we're building cutting-edge STEM education solutions like the Pathways to Space designed to do more than teach, but inspire. Together, we're cultivating future citizens who can adapt, innovate, and thrive as technology and society evolve side by side.

This is more than a partnership. It's an investment in a generation of African students who will one day design the systems, solve the problems, and lead the industries of tomorrow's intelligent society.

We are shaping the future of space, and STEM right here, right now.



Woodhill College

31/08/2026

For years, FASESA has focused on building a genuine STEM talent pipeline not a series of one-off outreach events.

Our flagship initiative, Pathways to Space, developed in partnership with The Boeing Company has already brought high-altitude balloon science, near-Earth object observation, and engineering design challenges to more than 3,000 students across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia earning formal endorsements from Ministries of Education and national space agencies along the way.

The highlight of this year's programme was the student spacesuit design challenge, "Space Glove" where students engineered their own solutions to one of spaceflight's toughest design problems.

This is what sustained investment in Africa's next generation of space explorers looks like.

24/08/2026

Every young person deserves the opportunity to see themselves as part of the future, they simply need the opportunity, the exposure, and the platform to discover what they are capable of.

Through our Pathways to Space programme, we are taking learning beyond textbooks and traditional classrooms. By creating hands-on, experiential learning opportunities, we equip young people with technical skills, confidence, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities that will serve them far beyond their school years.

We use space science, engineering, and exploration as powerful tools to inspire curiosity and unlock potential.

Space challenges students to think differently, work collaboratively, solve real-world problems, and imagine possibilities beyond what they may have previously believed was achievable.

Our goal is not simply to teach students about space. It is to help them recognise that they have a place in the future of science, technology, innovation, and the growing global space economy.

Africa's next generation of engineers, scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs, and space leaders are already in our classrooms.

Through our partnership with The Boeing Company the Pathways to Space, is helping open that door, one student, one classroom, and one future at a time.

Space science and geo-spatial institute The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa Department of Science,Technology and Innovation SA Kenya Space Agency South African National Space Agency (SANSA) National Space Research and Development Agency(NASRDA) Alazar Seyoum

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On 7 August 2026, history was made at the University of Pretoria's Groenkloof Campus.2,626 students from across four cou...
18/08/2026

On 7 August 2026, history was made at the University of Pretoria's Groenkloof Campus.

2,626 students from across four countries South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia graduated from the Pathways to Space programme, FASESA's flagship The Boeing Company sponsored STEM initiative. Young Africans who dared to look up, lean in, and do the work.

We were honoured to welcome the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, as our Guest of Honour whose presence affirmed what we have always believed: that investing in African youth is not optional. It is a national and continental imperative.

To our 2,626 graduates you are the evidence. You are the argument. You are the future this continent is building.

And this is only the beginning.

The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa Department of Science,Technology and Innovation SA

11/08/2026

ከ800 በላይ ኢትዮጵያውያን ተማሪዎች ከዓለም አቀፉ “Pathways to Space” የስፔስ ሳይንስ ፕሮግራም ተመረቁ።

የወደፊቱ የአፍሪካ ስፔስ ተመራማሪዎች STEM አካደሚ (FASESA) ከዓለም አቀፉ የኤሮስፔስ ኩባንያ ቦይንግ ጋር በመተባበር የሚያካሂደው 3ኛው ዓመታዊ "Pathways to Space" መርሃ-ግብር 832 ኢትዮጵያንን ጨምሮ 2,626 አፍሪካውያን ተማሪዎችን አስመርቋል።

ለአምስት ወራት በተካሄደው በዚህ የስልጠና መርሃ-ግብር ተማሪዎቹ በኤስትሮኖቲክስ፣ ሲስተምስ ኢንጂነሪንግ፤ በማቴሪያል ሳይንስዐ
ላይ ስልጠና የወሰዱ ሲሆን፣ በከፍተኛ ከፍታ ላይ በሚለቀቁ ባሉኖች አማካኝነት የተግባር ልምድ እና የመረጃ ትንተና ክህሎት አዳብረዋል ተብሏል።

ተመራቂ ተማሪዎቹ ፦

🇿🇦 ከደቡብ አፍሪካ 1,313 ተማሪዎች፣
🇪🇹 ​ከኢትዮጵያ 832 ተማሪዎች፣
🇳🇬 ከ​ናይጄሪያ 431 ተማሪዎች፣
🇰🇪 ከ​ኬንያ 50 ተማሪዎች የተወጣጡበት ነው።

ተማሪዎቹ ከናሳ (NASA) ጆንሰን ስፔስ ሴንተር፣ ከፋይናል ፍሮንቲየር ዲዛይን እና ከተለያዩ ታዋቂ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች ከተውጣጡ የስፔስ ባለሙያዎች እና የቀድሞ ኤስትሮኖቶች ጋር በቪዲዮ የመገናኘት እድል አግኝተዋል።

ፕሮግራሙ እ.ኤ.አ. በ2024 ከተጀመረ ወዲህ በአጠቃላይ ወደ 3,500 ለሚጠጉ አፍሪካውያን ተማሪዎች ተዳራሽ ማድረግ ችሏል።



They are discovering how to communicate ideas, challenge assumptions, and transform concepts into real world solutions.
This is what STEM education should look like.

Hands on. Purpose driven. Inspiring.

At FASESA, we are not simply preparing students for careers in science and engineering.

We are empowering a generation of African problem solvers who will shape the future of space exploration and technological innovation.

The future is not waiting for them. They are already building it.

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