February 28, 2025

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South Africa’s ambitions for a thriving African space industry

Five years into democracy, on 23 February 1999, South Africa launched its first locally developed satellite, positioning the country among global spacefaring nations. But Egypt was the first African nation to successfully launch a satellite named Nilesat 101 into

February 27, 2025

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SANSA Hartebeesthoek Ground Station to Provide Critical TT&C Support for IM-2 Lunar Mission

Hartebeesthoek (HBK), South Africa – The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is providing vital tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) support for Intuitive Machines-2 (IM-2) lunar mission from its Hartebeesthoek ground station. SANSA began tracking the spacecraft soon after

February 7, 2025

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Call for Proposals: Fund for Space Innovation

The South African National Space Agency in collaboration with the National Research Foundation (NRF), and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), is pleased to announce the upcoming call for proposals for the DSTI-NRF’s Research Accelerator Fund for

January 27, 2025

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Image of the week: Agricultural activities along Orange River

Image of the week: Sentinel-2A satellite imagery obtained on January 11, 2025, depicts agricultural activities along the banks of the Orange River in the Northern Cape province.

January 20, 2025

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ISRO SpaDeX successfully docked, SANSA celebrates!

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) showered SANSA with praise for “excellent support and contributions” provided to the SpaDeX mission. SANSA supported ISRO's SpaDex mission, globally celebrated for its successful docking on 16 January 2025. According to Tiaan Strydom,

December 12, 2024

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SANSA Payload Takes Flight at South Africa’s New Rocket Gantry

In a landmark event for South Africa’s aerospace sector, the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) successfully tested its specialised payload on a suborbital sounding rocket launched at the newly unveiled rocket gantry, located at the Denel Overberg Test

November 21, 2024

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SANSA Scientist Investigates Agricultural Solutions as an ESA Fellow

The African Research Fellows join ESA through the Earth Observation for African Framework for Research, Innovation, Communities and Applications Initiative (EO AFRICA), a program dedicated to advancing sustainable Earth Observation (EO) and space technology across Africa in collaboration with the African Union Commission. Through this unique opportunity,

November 7, 2024

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NEOFrontiers SMME Innovation Support Fund Program Makes Strides

ATTENTION: NEWS EDITORS, REPORTERS AND PRODUCERS For immediate release07 November 2024 The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) are delighted to announce the latest developments of the New Earth Observation Frontiers Small, Medium

November 6, 2024

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Celebrating Two Years of Operational Space Weather

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is celebrating two years of its operational Space Weather Centre, which was launched on 3 November 2022, by Prof. Blade Nzimande, Minister of Science Technology and Innovation (DSTI). The Space Weather Centre

November 5, 2024

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NEOFrontiers: Advancing Earth Observation Capabilities in South Africa

The New Earth Observations Frontiers (NEOFrontiers) initiative is a crucial funding program designed to enhance South Africa's capabilities in Earth observation (EO). Led by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) in partnership with the National Research Foundation (NRF)-

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