August 23, 2022

Vaneshree Maharaj

Forging the Future of South Africa’s Space Science and Technology

Space investment remains an important means of ensuring South Africa’s role in contributing to and utilising space science, technology and innovation for the benefit of all citizens on the continent. The South African Government through the Department of Science

April 29, 2022

Daleen Fouche

The 50th Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group Meeting to be held in Pretoria, South Africa in May 2022.

The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network, in coordination with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), will be hosting the first in person Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group (LGSOWG) #50 meeting since 2019 in Pretoria, South Africa during

April 28, 2022

Daleen Fouche

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEW DATES OF THE NEW EARTH OBSERVATION FRONTIERS (NEOFRONTIERS) LAUNCH AND INFORMATION SESSION.

ANNOUNCEMENT: To Earth Observation Community ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEW DATES OF THE NEW EARTH OBSERVATION FRONTIERS (NEOFRONTIERS) LAUNCH AND INFORMATION SESSION. It is with great pleasure to announce the new dates for the NEOFrontiers launch and information session. The

April 22, 2022

Daleen Fouche

FLOOD DECISION SUPPORT TOOL

A new tool providing spatial information layers showing potential flood inundation scenarios alongside human settlement layers and allowing rapid visual assessment of areas most vulnerable to flood damage has been developed at the South African National Space Agency. The

April 20, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Satellite imagery quantifying flood damage in Durban, KZN

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) together with its international stakeholders have obtained the Earth Observation Satellite Imagery in the areas that are affected by floods in KwaZulu Natal and some parts of the Eastern Cape. The intelligence

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Last call! New Earth Observation Frontiers (NEOFrontiers) R&D Community Workshop

SANSA’s Earth Observation team and the National Research Foundation (NRF) hosted a workshop with the Earth observation community in December 2021. The following important topics were discussed: An overview of SANSA’s strategic thinking and long-term R&D for national

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Meet a SANSA superhero – Software Developer, Jamie Moses

[caption id="attachment_11278" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Jamie Moses[/caption] When you think of space exploration, the first things that come to mind are probably astronauts and exciting spaceship voyages to discover new planets. Not many people immediately think of software development.

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Sights are set high, with major milestones already reached through the African Instrumentation Network Project

[caption id="attachment_11269" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Receiver[/caption] SANSA’s African Instrumentation Network is a project developed to support the flow of real-time data to the new operational Space Weather Centre. These ground based instruments monitors the upper atmosphere and provides data

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Mission possible! SANSA Hermanus achieves significant vote of confidence

[caption id="attachment_11262" align="aligncenter" width="1162"] Stage 2 audit[/caption] SANSA Hermanus has successfully completed its Stage 2 ISO Certification Audit for ISO9001: 2015. The result was “Recommendation for Certification”. A combined sigh of relief was felt throughout the Hermanus Campus

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Celebrating South Africa’s first space squadron

Move over Top Gun … South Africa has just deployed its constellation of nanosatellites to monitor the marine environment called MDASats! On 13 January 2022, a Falcon 9 rocket, designed, developed, assembled and operated by renowned company SpaceX,

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Forging the Future of South Africa’s Space Science and Technology

The 50th Landsat Ground Station Operators Working Group Meeting to be held in Pretoria, South Africa in May 2022.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE NEW DATES OF THE NEW EARTH OBSERVATION FRONTIERS (NEOFRONTIERS) LAUNCH AND INFORMATION SESSION.

FLOOD DECISION SUPPORT TOOL

Satellite imagery quantifying flood damage in Durban, KZN

Last call! New Earth Observation Frontiers (NEOFrontiers) R&D Community Workshop

Meet a SANSA superhero – Software Developer, Jamie Moses

Sights are set high, with major milestones already reached through the African Instrumentation Network Project

Mission possible! SANSA Hermanus achieves significant vote of confidence

Celebrating South Africa’s first space squadron

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