Tag: space
Major milestones in Chinese space exploration
China launched a spacecraft on Thursday carrying three astronauts to the main module of the country's space station, its first crewed mission in nearly...
China’s space race: Careless military whispers
The space debris generated by China’s Long March 5B re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere on 8 May 2021 is actually far from being the only...
Key opportunities exist for South Africa in the space sector
The South African space sector holds a number of opportunities for local companies, notably small satellite design, manufacture and launch and payload development.
This is...
ISS: Africa can’t stay out of the space race
Can Africa avoid getting sucked into the 21st-century contest, or should it also reach for the stars?
Space powers or aspirant space powers like India,...
New South African space industry body launched
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has launched a new industry body called ZASpace Inc to support and grow the South African space...
NATO aims to make space new frontier in defense
NATO aims to recognize space as a domain of warfare this year, four senior diplomats said, partly to show U.S. President Donald Trump that...
CSIR and SANSA join forces for space science industrial development
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the SA National Space Agency (SANSA) will work together fostering research and supporting...
Russia weighs possibility of deliberate act in space station damage
Russia's space agency said on Wednesday it hopes to announce the origin of a small hole found on a Russian module docked...
Russia says will not deploy arms in space first
Russia does not plan to put weapons in space first and considers this to be an important signal that Washington should not...
South Africa to increase focus on space
South Africa will increase its focus on the space industry, particularly with regard to sustainable development, and will look at re-establishing space...
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Misleading SANDF post removed after defenceWeb intervention
One imagines at least a handful of the more than seven thousand followers of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) LinkedIn social media account...
