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February 7, 2022

• Daleen Fouche

What’s trending in South African Space

  South African space technology continues to make waves in the national space industry with innovative inventions and specialised ground space stations. Construction of the world’s largest radio telescope in South Africa- the Square Kilometre Array – is due

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February 7, 2022

• Daleen Fouche

What’s happening at SANSA

  Find out what events are taking place at SANSA. The Space Science Strategy Workshop takes place from 2 to 4 February The ATNS CEO will visit SANSA Hermanus on 18 February Final ISO external audit for the Hermanus

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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

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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”

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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

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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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February 7, 2022

• Daleen Fouche

Farewell to SumbandilaSat, a proudly South African satellite

[caption id="attachment_10838" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Example of 12 years of technical telemetry data (power system currents and voltages) generated by SumbandilaSat.[/caption]   The second South African satellite known as SumbandilaSat (‘pathfinder’ in Venda) reached the end of its life and

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February 7, 2022

• Daleen Fouche

SANSA signs two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)

  Space partnership between SANSA and UKSA formalised at IAC 2021   The world’s largest space conference, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), took place in October 2021 in Dubai.  At the conference, representatives from SANSA and the United Kingdom

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December 15, 2021

• Daleen Fouche

International Space Weather Camp 2022

  International Space Weather Camp    The International Space Weather Camp (ISWC) provides an incredible opportunity for students from South Africa, the USA, and Germany to learn about space weather, a relatively new and exciting field involving the study

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November 11, 2021

• Daleen Fouche

Coming up at SANSA

Find out what events are taking place at SANSA. 5th AFRICAN SPACE GENERATION WORKSHOP will run in Stellenbosch from 26-27  November 2021 (https://spacegeneration.org/5th-af-sgw21-home ) International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and NewSpace Systems hosts the first IAA African Symposium on Small Satellites from

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