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September 14, 2021

Daleen Fouche

Space Weather News: From minuscule to Mammoth in 24 hours

Sunspot group AR2866 is currently in a geo-effective location on the solar disk and has doubled in size in 24 hours from 6 to 7 September. When it came into view on the limb of the Sun on 5

Vaneshree Maharaj

No Network Breach at SANSA

On 6 September 2021, SANSA was notified of a possible breach of the IT system. A file consisting of SANSA information was shared by a third party in the public domain. An internal investigation was conducted, and it was

August 20, 2021

Daleen Fouche

SANSA Science Centre gets a makeover

The SANSA Hermanus Science Centre has had a makeover and it’s a feast for the eyes! The recent upgrade was undertaken in a bid to make the Science Centre more engaging and fun for learners. The makeover included a

August 20, 2021

Daleen Fouche

Partnering with Russia to build the PanEOS antenna

With South Africa being a member of BRICS, SANSA has recently signed a bilateral agreement with Roscosmos (the Russian State corporation for space activities) to build the PanEOS antenna. This is Roscosmos’s “Optical-Electronic Complex for Detection and Measurement of

August 20, 2021

Daleen Fouche

SpaceOps 2021 – Virtual Edition

Since the inception of SpaceOps in 1990, the organisation has hosted fifteen biennial conferences in various countries around the world. In 2020, SANSA was supposed to host SpaceOps 2020 in Cape Town. Unfortunately, as a result of the Covid-19

August 20, 2021

Daleen Fouche

SANSA and ZASpace Inc provide platform for Industry engagement

South African space industry body, ZASpace Inc., recently hosted a virtual industry event themed ‘Space Infrastructure Hub: Industry Update’. SANSA CEO Dr Valanathan Munsami was invited as the special guest speaker at the two-hour event, which was held on 27

August 20, 2021

Daleen Fouche

Finding clues about our universe through the measure of the sun

Have you ever wondered what causes dark sunspots to appear, and what triggers explosions like solar flares? The surface of the Sun is hot enough to glow, but the outer layers are so hot they shine brightly in X-rays.

August 20, 2021

Daleen Fouche

#RebuildSA with a little help from space

Early in July 2021, South Africa experienced the worst civil unrest and mass destruction of property in the country’s democratic history. The violence occurred in the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces. Billions of Rands were lost in a matter of

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Space Weather News: From minuscule to Mammoth in 24 hours

No Network Breach at SANSA

SANSA Science Centre gets a makeover

Partnering with Russia to build the PanEOS antenna

SpaceOps 2021 – Virtual Edition

SANSA and ZASpace Inc provide platform for Industry engagement

Finding clues about our universe through the measure of the sun

#RebuildSA with a little help from space

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