The centre was initiated during the establishment of the Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) and officially began operations in 2012.

The Ethiopian space program was born from EORC, and the strong leadership and commitment of Dr. Solomon Belay Tessema were the reasons for its creation.

He has established graduate programs in four areas astronomy and astrophysics, space science, Remote sensing and Geodesy affiliated with AAU with a limited budget and resources.

[1][2][3] The first initiative was conducted by the board members of ESSS and established the Astronomy and Space Science Research center at Entoto and the Ethiopian Highlands.

In 2011, the owner was asked by ESSS to develop a draft list of science initiatives to support the establishment of the center.