SA space industry making headway

September 14, 2012 Editor 0

South Africa is gaining ground in the development of space technology, especially in the field of micro and nano satellites, says South African Council for Space Affairs (Sacsa) chairperson Dr Peter Martinez. He is also at the National Research Foundation’s South African Astronomical Observatory and points out that, although the country has made major investments in ground-based astronomy facilities, such as the Southern African Large Telescope and the Karoo Array Telescope, or MeerKAT, it has also made headway in the development of micro and nano satellites, and that some of these systems that are being marketed internationally.
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