08 Feb SANSA celebrates 10 years of space development for South Africa
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On 9 December 2010, the Department of Science and Technology committed to a formal space programme for South Africa with the launch of the South African National Space Agency (SANSA).
08 Feb Space data crucial against COVID-19 and climate crises
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For the first time in its 71 year history, the International Astronautical Congress (AIC 2020) took place virtually, with organisations and governments involved in the space sector joining online sessions while socially-distanced all over the globe.
08 Feb Johnny Rizos – 23 years of science advancement
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Johnny Rizos started working for the CSIR’s Satellite Applications Centre (SAC) in 1997 as an operator tracking low Earth orbit satellites.
08 Feb Instrumentation network for safer African skies
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SANSA has installed instrumentation that provides space weather data for the aviation industry in four African countries so far.
08 Feb SANSA scientist discovers secret hidden in the northern lights
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South African researchers have discovered an elusive phenomenon called anti-black aurora in the stunning light shows of the Arctic circle’s night skies.
08 Feb SANSA and ASSAf to drive knowledge economy through science
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SANSA and the Academy of Sciences South Africa (ASSAf) will be working together through science engagement, research, scientific advice and other activities to shape the future of South Africa’s youth.
03 Nov ZASpace Inc. meets with industry on Space Infrastructure Hub
The South African space sector company, ZASpace Inc. hosted a virtual industry consultation event and invited SANSA to talk about recently received funding from the South African Government and private funders for the Space Infrastructure Hub.
03 Nov Mzansi Amanzi an oasis of water management data
South African government departments will now be able to monitor over 30 000 dams, up from the 250 they can currently keep track of.
03 Nov African data scientists harness AI to find informal settlements in SANSA’s satellite imagery
SANSA collaborated with Amazon Web Services, and the African data science competition platform Zindi to create an AI tool that identifies informal settlements using SANSA’s satellite data.