13 Aug SANSA demonstrates satellite weightlessness on Earth
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A visiting engineering student at SANSA is using complex electronics and powerful magnets to simulate weightlessness on Earth, in order to demonstrate satellite orientation in outer space.
13 Aug Satellite-data deal to save taxpayer money
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Satellite data providers often charge a premium for satellite images in high-demand, but SANSA has managed to secure a cost-effective deal for the South African government.
13 Aug New SANSA app to improve SANDF secure communications
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Imagine relying on a wall of numbers to find the best rush-hour route from your home to work, instead of your mobile phone’s map app, which uses live traffic reports to calculate the fastest route as you drive.
13 Aug A day in the life of SANSA systems admins
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System administrators build and maintain the software systems that SANSA’s engineers and researchers rely on to do their work. Tebogo Ramokgopa and Karabo Mithi are just two of the many systems administrators tinkering away, often in the background, to keep
13 Aug All systems go for SpaceOps 2020 in Cape Town
For the first time ever, Africa will host the world’s space operations community at the SpaceOps 2020 conference in Cape Town next May.
13 Aug 4IR in space: ZACube constellation eyes our oceans
SANSA is taking the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) beyond the stratosphere with a future ‘constellation’ of ZACube satellites; each slightly smaller than their pioneering predecessor ZACube-2.
13 Aug Pan-African satellite constellation in the works
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Four African countries are sending up satellites to survey Africa’s rich resources, including vegetation, farmland and water.
26 Apr What’s coming up at SANSA?
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SANSA hosted space industry players for an exclusive space science showcase on 28 February 2019, to provide industry stakeholders with an opportunity to view SANSA’s Hermanus facilities that could be of benefit. Representatives from 10 different companies within the space
26 Apr What’s trending at SANSA?
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SANSA hosted space industry players for an exclusive space science showcase on 28 February 2019, to provide industry stakeholders with an opportunity to view SANSA’s Hermanus facilities that could be of benefit. Representatives from 10 different companies within the space