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29 Mar What’s Trending at SANSA?

Posted at 10:39h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

What's trending at SANSA?

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29 Mar Dr Steward Bernard anchors himself to bright future at SANSA

Posted at 10:33h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

As a boy, Dr. Stewart Bernard, would look upon the crystal waters of Lake Malawi, observing the myriad colours created by the many forms of life that called it home. It was the very beginning of his prestigious career in

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29 Mar Groundbreaking ceremony for Space Weather Centre

Posted at 10:28h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

SANSA broke ground at the site of the new 24-hour Regional Space Weather Centre during the official sod-turning ceremony in Hermanus on 9 March 2021. Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Blade Nzimande, attended the event after he

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29 Mar NEOFrontiers is the new frontier for local earth observation

Posted at 10:17h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

NEOFrontiers or New Earth Observations Frontiers is a funding programme for developing new South African earth observation (EO) capabilities. It is an effort by SANSA and National Research Foundation (NRF) to grow public and private EO sectors in the country.

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29 Mar SANSA taking notes on NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover

Posted at 10:15h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

NASA, the US-based space agency successfully landed the Perseverance Rover on 18 February 2021 as part of the Mars 2020 mission. This is NASA’s fourth rover mission to the red planet and it is the first to host a tiny

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29 Mar Here’s to the next decade of reaching for the moon!

Posted at 10:13h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

Every space fairing mission needs a stable launchpad and support infrastructure upon which a high-powered rocket can take off. After spending the last decade building this infrastructure, the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is finally ready to blast off

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29 Mar All systems go for SpaceOps 2021 conference

Posted at 10:11h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

Who will be first to land on Mars - NASA or SpaceX? And how do we keep track of the thousands of objects being launched into orbit by companies all over the world?

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29 Mar Sprite height measured over Africa for the first time

Posted at 10:09h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

In 2016, sprites were observed over southern Africa for the very first time, but researchers did not know how high they occur. SANSA researcher and PhD student, Dakalo Mashao, has just published the answer in the South African Journal of

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29 Mar SANSA appoints first research chair

Posted at 10:07h in Uncategorized by Vaneshree Maharaj

Solar physicist, Dr Martin Snow, will take up his position as SANSA's very first SARCHI Research Chair at the Space Weather Centre in Hermanus on 1 April 2021.

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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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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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