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20 Mar Over 10 000 learners across South Africa saw value of space science in 2019

Posted at 14:06h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

South Africa’s space sector remains fertile ground for growth, both economically and technologically, despite the country’s current economic slump. This was a key take home message from the second annual Space for National Development conference (SND 2019), hosted by SANSA

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20 Mar Space weather centre ready for R90 million upgrade

Posted at 14:06h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

SANSA’s Space Weather Regional Warning Centre in Hermanus, Western Cape Province, will become a 24/7 monitoring hub that provides vital space weather information to the international aviation industry.

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20 Mar SANSA Fulbright scholar pushes for new optical studies into Africa’s ionosphere

Posted at 14:06h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

One of Dr. Zama Katamzi-Joseph's aims during a trip to the United States as a 2019-2020 Fulbright Visiting Scholar was to help establish a research collaboration with an American group to further her work on ionospheric dynamics over Africa.

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20 Mar Magnetosphere waves attract SANSA physicist

Posted at 14:06h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

“Even before I started school, I had this fascination with mathematics, and building blocks. I could sit for hours arranging blocks on a table forming abstract shapes and patterns.”

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20 Mar SANSA’s overwintering crew says, “Bon Voyage!”

Posted at 14:03h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

Travelling by ship to and from Antartica is best done during the austral summer, between November and March, when the weather is good and the days are long.

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20 Mar SANSA’s 5-year path to self-sustainability

Posted at 14:03h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

SANSA hopes to stimulate and make the national space sector sustainable over the next decade through an investment of just over R1.5 billion into developing profitable space services.

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03 Dec SANSA looking into “concurrent engineering facility” for Africa

Posted at 15:14h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

SANSA plans to build a new engineering design facility that will bring immense benefits to the space industry in South Africa. The European Space Agency (ESA) already has such a facility and has been sharing lessons learnt over 20 years

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03 Dec What’s trending at SANSA?

Posted at 15:14h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

What’s trending at SANSA?

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03 Dec SANSA Science Centre unveils new space exhibits at 15-year celebration

Posted at 15:14h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

SANSA’s Science Centre in Hermanus celebrated 15 years of science outreach with new interactive space exhibits, like a space weather touch table and a replica of South African satellite, SumbandilaSat.

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03 Dec 2019 another big year for global space operations at SANSA

Posted at 15:14h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

In 2019, SANSA Space Operations supported 22 international satellite launches and received data from over 4 500 satellite passes.

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SANSA was created to promote the use of space and strengthen cooperation in space-related activities while fostering research in space science, advancing scientific engineering through developing human capital, and supporting industrial development in space technologies.

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SANSA Hermanus, Western Cape:

Tel: 028 312 1196
Fax: 028 312 2039
Email: spacesci-info@sansa.org.za

SANSA Pretoria, Gauteng:

Tel: 012 844 0500
Fax: 012 844 0396
Email: information@sansa.org.za

SANSA Hartebeesthoek, Gauteng:

Tel: 012 334 5000
Fax: 012 334 5001
Email: spaceops-info@sansa.org.za

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