About Nakuja Space
Nakuja Space is a startup headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2020. It works in Launch Vehicles & Propulsion and Manufacturing & Materials.
Kenya's university-based rocket development team — building liquid-propellant launch vehicles and propulsion systems at JKUAT, pioneering indigenous launch capability in East Africa.
- Founded
- 2020
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HQJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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