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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,

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

24/7 Operational Space Weather Centre – Project update

[caption id="attachment_11237" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] The 24/7 operations will commence during 2022[/caption] Phase 1 of SANSA’s 24/7 Operational Space Weather Centre build has been completed. This includes the construction of the Space Weather Centre, guest accommodation, generator house and

Artists concept of the GOES-T satellite in orbit Credit Lockheed Martin

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Mission critical: Space Operations supports NASA GOES-T launch

[caption id="attachment_11222" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Artist’s concept of the GOES-T satellite in orbit. Credit: Lockheed Martin[/caption] The SANSA Space Operations team at Hartebeeshoek is currently supporting the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) T mission aboard the Atlas 5 (AV-095)

April 14, 2022

Daleen Fouche

A new season at SANSA

[caption id="attachment_11216" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Ms Andiswa Mlisa and Dr Valanthan Munsami[/caption] As autumn turns to winter, it heralds a change at SANSA. The tenure of its CEO over the past five years, Dr Valanthan Munsami, has ended. During

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

SANSA provides first specialised Space Weather Forecasting course in the world

[caption id="attachment_10863" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] From left is Boitumelo Makobe Nkosinathi Masango Katekile Shivambo and Nondumiso Khumalo[/caption] SANSA has developed a space weather forecasting curriculum to train the future generation of space weather forecasters. There are currently four South

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

In from the cold

[caption id="attachment_10857" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] In the photo are the returning SANSA Engineers and the replacement team.[/caption] Every year, a multi-disciplinary team is deployed to the Antarctic base - SANAE IV. This team is known as the “Year Team”

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

Enhancing dynamic, diverse and inclusive participation in the international group on Earth Observations

[caption id="attachment_10854" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left to right: Andiswa Mlisa, Lulu Makapela[/caption] South Africa’s leading space women, Andiswa Mlisa and Lulu Makapela, have been appointed to represent the country in the Programme Board of the Group on Earth

February 7, 2022

Daleen Fouche

SANSA Researcher, Dr John Habarulema, honoured with stellar NRF rating

[caption id="attachment_10845" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Dr John Habarulema[/caption] The National Research Foundation (NRF) rating system is a key driver in the NRF’s aim to build a globally competitive science system in South Africa. It is used as benchmark of

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Celebrating South Africa’s first space squadron

24/7 Operational Space Weather Centre – Project update

Mission critical: Space Operations supports NASA GOES-T launch

A new season at SANSA

SANSA provides first specialised Space Weather Forecasting course in the world

In from the cold

Enhancing dynamic, diverse and inclusive participation in the international group on Earth Observations

SANSA Researcher, Dr John Habarulema, honoured with stellar NRF rating

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