August 2, 2006
South Africa to have its own Space Agency
South African government has revealed that it would have its own Space Agency as they aim for the skies.
The country wants to work on developing cutting edge technologies including satellite development. Pontsho Maruping, the chief director responsible for frontier programs in South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology said: “We hope the space agency will be off the ground within a year. It is still being planned.”
She further added: “It will be responsible for coordinating all space science and technology activities and it will support the development of new technologies.”
They have received the preliminary green light from the South African cabinet in this regards. The country already houses the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) capable of probing deep into the space and they would be the second country in the African content after Nigeria to have a space agency.
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