June 23, 2025

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International collaboration for a sustainable space sector

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) aimed to enhance its Space Operations offering that is crucial for advancing technology, enhancing global space collaborations and increasing national economic benefits through participation in local and international space events. This was

June 2, 2025

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Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth Following Intense Solar Activity

A powerful geomagnetic storm swept across Earth’s magnetic field over the past 24 hours, triggered by the impact of a coronal mass ejection (CME) in combination with an intense solar wind from a large coronal hole. Coronal Hole 52

May 30, 2025

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Launch Your Future with a SANSA Postgraduate Bursary – Applications Now Open!

Are you ready to reach for the stars? The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is calling on passionate, high-achieving students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to apply for its prestigious 2026 Postgraduate Bursary Programme. South Africa’s

May 13, 2025

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SANSA’s young scientists champion youth leadership in global Earth observation

Junior Remote Sensing Scientists Nasiphi Ngcoliso and Sinesipho Ngamile from the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) – and founding members of SA GEO Youth – represented South Africa’s dynamic youth movement in Earth Observation (EO) at the "Keeping Our Promises to the Young People" session during

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

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