Tag: UKZN
New ASRI rocket launch facility at Denel OTR
The Denel Overberg Test Range (OTR) has – thanks to funding from the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) – added a “sub-orbital...
UK government supports UKZN research programme in space propulsion technology
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the University of Glasgow have initiated a new research partnership for the development of space propulsion technologies.
The collaboration...
UKZN’s Phoenix 1 D rocket successfully launched from Denel Overberg Test...
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN’s) Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI) Space Propulsion Programme has successfully test-launched its Phoenix 1 D rocket from the Denel...
UKZN fires up rocket engine aimed at satellite launch vehicles
The University of KwaZulu-Natal's (UKZN’s) Aerospace Systems Research Group (ASReG) has successfully tested a liquid propellant rocket engine as the first step towards developing...
The Past Week in Defence #44 (8 March – 14 March...
In this week’s edition, on the continent, MBDA confirms Egypt has ordered VL MICA missiles for its corvettes.
In SANDF news, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula...
UKZN hybrid rocket achieves record 18 km altitude in Overberg launch
A Phoenix-1B Mk IIr hybrid rocket developed by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and launched from the Denel Overberg Test Range in the Western...
RDM and UKZN sign cooperation agreement on rocket propulsion
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) have signed a cooperation agreement on rocket propulsion as an early step for a...
Phoenix-1B sounding rocket test launch “a learning experience”
Despite the unsuccessful test launch of the Phoenix-1B sounding rocket, the project still remains important to South African engineering.
The Phoenix Hybrid Sounding Rocket Programme...
Mishap during UKZN sounding rocket launch
The launch of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Phoenix-1B sounding rocket on 18 February ended in a cloud of smoke and debris as the rocket...
UKZN to launch sounding rocket at Overberg
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) will test launch the UKZN Phoenix-1B sounding rocket at the Denel Overberg Test Range in the Western Cape next...
