The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) SOC Ltd has today, Tuesday 12 October 2021, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase co-operation between these two entities. The MOU aims to strengthen
12/10/2021MEDIA ALERTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAn eruption on the Sun a few days ago (9 October 2021) produced a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that is now showing its effects on the Earth’s magnetic field. Magnetometer readings around the world are showing moderate
[caption id="attachment_10172" align="alignleft" width="848"] Ms Gita Kamath (Australian High Commissioner) and Dr Val Munsami (SANSA CEO) at the PMP launch event[/caption] Pretoria, 6th October 2021 Digital Earth Africa is delighted to celebrate the appointment of the South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) invites you to join us in recognising local space achievements during World Space Week from 4 - 10 October 2021. World Space Week is an international celebration of Space science and technology and its
On 6 September 2021, SANSA was notified of a possible breach of the IT system. A file consisting of SANSA information was shared by a third party in the public domain. An internal investigation was conducted, and it was determined that
The SANSA Hermanus Science Centre has had a makeover and it’s a feast for the eyes! The recent upgrade was undertaken in a bid to make the Science Centre more engaging and fun for learners. The makeover included a newly painted
With South Africa being a member of BRICS, SANSA has recently signed a bilateral agreement with Roscosmos (the Russian State corporation for space activities) to build the PanEOS antenna. This is Roscosmos’s “Optical-Electronic Complex for Detection and Measurement of the
Since the inception of SpaceOps in 1990, the organisation has hosted fifteen biennial conferences in various countries around the world. In 2020, SANSA was supposed to host SpaceOps 2020 in Cape Town. Unfortunately, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic,
South African space industry body, ZASpace Inc., recently hosted a virtual industry event themed ‘Space Infrastructure Hub: Industry Update’. SANSA CEO Dr Valanathan Munsami was invited as the special guest speaker at the two-hour event, which was held on 27 July
Have you ever wondered what causes dark sunspots to appear, and what triggers explosions like solar flares? The surface of the Sun is hot enough to glow, but the outer layers are so hot they shine brightly in X-rays. Physics