Young African students with laptops, Africa's next space generation
Nigeria · Africa · Space

Building Africa's
Space Talent
Pipeline.

Learn Space Foundation equips young Nigerians with the knowledge, skills, and networks to participate meaningfully in the global space sector — through competitions, education, and partnerships.

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2020
Year Founded
~1,000
Students Reached
5+
Key Partnerships
2
Active Regions
Who We Are

Turning curiosity
into careers.

Africa produces space enthusiasts. What it lacks are structured pathways — competitions, legal education, institutional links — to convert that curiosity into careers. LSF is building those pathways in Nigeria.


The Gap We Fill

Based in Calabar, Cross River State, we work at the intersection of education, competition, and institutional partnership. Since 2020, our programmes have reached about 1,000 secondary school and university students, educators, and youth in communities that conventional STEM programmes overlook.

Mission

To equip young Nigerians with the knowledge, skills, and networks needed to participate meaningfully in space science, technology, and exploration — through accessible, high-quality educational programmes.

Vision

A future where African talent is at the centre of the global space sector — and where Learn Space Foundation is the organisation that institutions, agencies, and universities turn to when they want to find, train, and connect the next generation of space professionals.

What We Do

Four pathways.
One mission.

Every programme is designed to close a specific gap between where young Nigerians are and where the global space sector needs them to be.

Annual Space Competitions

Science, astronomy, and technology competitions hosted in Calabar and Ikom, combining quizzes, essays, and creative writing to make space education competitive and engaging for secondary and university students.

Secondary & University

Space Law Education

National rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot (2022), run in collaboration with NASRDA, introducing Nigerian university students to international space law and policy at the highest level.

University Students

Institutional Partnerships

Facilitated formal collaboration between NASRDA and SERA (USA) to advance Nigerian participation in space exploration — creating real, accountable institutional links between local talent and international opportunity.

National & International

Literacy-Linked Outreach

Spelling bees and reading programmes that use space themes to build foundational literacy in underserved communities — because engagement with science often starts with language, not laboratories.

Underserved Communities
Our Story

Founded in Calabar.
Building for Africa.

Learn Space Foundation was established in 2020 by a group committed to one idea: that geography should not determine whether a young Nigerian gets to participate in humanity's expansion into space.

We began where we were — Cross River State — and grew outward. Today our competitions span Calabar and Ikom, our partnerships reach Washington D.C. and Vienna, and our students compete on national and international stages.

We are not a peripheral player hoping for access. We are building the infrastructure so the next generation doesn't have to ask for it.

  • 2020
    Learn Space Foundation established in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. First programmes launched for secondary school students across the state.
  • 2021
    First annual Space Science, Astronomy & Technology Competition held. Competitions expanded to Ikom, bringing space education to a second key region.
  • 2022
    Coordinated national rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot in collaboration with NASRDA — the first time Nigerian university students competed at this level under LSF facilitation.
  • 2023 — Present
    Facilitated formal partnership between NASRDA and SERA (USA). Expanded literacy-linked outreach. Deepened collaboration with SGAC, university space clubs, and civil society partners nationwide.
Key Partners & Collaborators
NASRDA · Nigeria
SERA · USA
Space Generation Advisory Council
Changing Lives Initiative
University Space Clubs
Secondary Schools · Nigeria
Who We Work With

Reaching those who
need pathways most.

Secondary Students

The next generation of space scientists and engineers, reached through competitions and outreach in schools across Cross River State.

University Students

Future space lawyers, engineers, and policy professionals introduced to international platforms through moot competitions and partnerships.

Underserved Youth

Communities where conventional STEM programmes don't reach — engaged through literacy-linked, space-themed outreach that meets people where they are.

Educators & Institutions

Teachers, civil society organisations, and public sector stakeholders who need capable partners to deliver space education in their contexts.

Get Involved

Work with us.
Invest in Africa's space future.

Whether you're an institution, a funder, an educator, or a student — there is a role for you in what we are building.

Contact Us
Headquarters
Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Active Regions
Calabar · Ikom · Nationwide
Global Partnerships
Nigeria · USA · International