The collaboration seeks to assist NASA in achieving the objectives of the Artemis program to further explore the moon’s surface and to send the first astronauts to Mars:
Yesterday, the provincial government welcomed the official commencement of the collaboration between the South African entity of the Department of Science and Innovation and the USA’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration , to invest in a Deep Space Ground Station, in Matjiesfontein.The collaboration seeks to assist NASA in achieving the objectives of the Artemis program to further explore the moon’s surface and to send the first astronauts to Mars.
At a meeting with the US Consul General, a team from NASA, their SANSA counterparts, and Wesgro officials, Western Cape Premier Winde said that the collaboration would take the province’s relationship with NASA to the new heights of space. “The fact that SANSA will play an important role in this exciting project is an opportunity to show the world that we value partnerships and put great importance in scientific innovation.”
Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wegner, explained that Matjiesfontein had been chosen because of its good weather conditions and low radio frequency interference.
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