South African National Space Agency

African Space Agency Heads from Egypt, Ghana, Namibia, Kenya, Gabon, DRC, Zambia and South Africa enjoy the Day 1 visit to some space facilities as part of the national tour of #SpaceCapability #HSA

South Africa welcomes the Heads of EgSA-Egyptian Space Agency GhanaSpace (GSSTI) National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST)INFO KSA Gabon, DRC and Zambia to a space tour that began in the Western Cape today #HSA#SpaceCapability

Image of Week: One of the largest salt pans in the world, the Etosha Pan in Namibia, is depicted in an image captured by CBERS-04A on 17 August 2024. The transition from whitish to gray in the water is due to salt deposits formed from the evaporation of water in the pan

Exciting day! SANSA had a productive meeting with NASA's procurement and legal teams to discuss the Matjiesfontein deep space ground station project. We’re looking forward to pushing the boundaries of space exploration together! #SANSA #NASA #SpaceExploration

SANSA Delegation Attends AfriGEO Symposium in Nairobi A delegation from the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is currently in Nairobi, Kenya, attending the AfriGEO Symposium from 12th to 15th August 2024. This year’s symposium is centered around the theme “Earth Intelligence for Africa.” learn more: https://lnkd.in/dTesfjGX Department of Science and Innovation AfriGEO

Join SANSA for a Space Talk by NASA Astrophysicist Alphonse Sterling on Thursday 14 August at 12:00. The talk is titled: "Introdcution to the Science of the Sun!" The talk will take place at the SANSA Space Weather Auditorium in Hermanus and live on the SANSA Youtube channel. https://lnkd.in/dWqQVRHK

Image of the week: The image shows one of the largest dams in South Africa, the Vaal Dam. The Vaal Dam serves as the primary source of water for South Africa’s economic hub Gauteng, providing water to over 14million South Africans. On the Western side of the dam high levels of eutrophication can be observed . The image was captured by CBERS04A on the 25 June 2024

Harnessing Space technological applications in Sustainable Urban Development using Julia Programming Language The South African National Space Agency (SANSA), in collaboration with its international stakeholders Air Centre and UN Trade Development, is hosting a training session from 06-08 August 2024. The theme of this training is “Harnessing Space Technological Applications in Sustainable Urban Development using the Julia Programming Language.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dvBQnJWH

In honour of #WomansMonth, SANSA invited girls from local schools to attend a day of #SpaceEducation with Dr Sian Proctor, the first female commercial spaceship pilot on the all-civilian Inspiration4 orbital spaceflight in 2021. Dr Proctor gave a fascinating talk to the high school learners and participated in a rocket-building and launching activity. Dr Proctor will be giving a public talk titled "Space2Inspire: Letting your EarthLight Shine!" at 17:00 and you can watch live on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dA-ie5WH

Are you an Electronics Engineer with a sense of adventure? SANSA is looking for a suitably qualified candidate to contribute to its Space Science programme. The successful candidates will be responsible for the operation, maintenance, fault-finding, and repairs of all the equipment and experiments related to Space Weather research at SANAE IV base and will report to the South African National Space Agency: Hermanus. Apply here 👉 https://shorturl.at/klVF9