Looking Up - 16 Nov 22 South Africa is to host a ground station for NASA

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South Africa is to host a ground station for NASA to communicate with the Artemis lunar exploration programme at Matjiesfontein. This is great news for SANSA. Also a plug for the 2023 Sky Guide Southern Africa published by Penguin Random House / Struik Nature.

16 Nov 2022 English South Africa Places & Travel

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