this is the image many people associate with africa
is the new reality
this is africa's largest earth observation center at the south african
national space agency
the satellite dishes monitor hundreds of privately owned satellites about africa
managing director role hodges is a space agency is a valuable asset and africa
has the means to go into space
but he says that reality is yours off and we'll take serious planning you
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officials at the african union say pan african space agency consults with the
conscience earthly problems the
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in south africa universities are also furthering space research
at this physics lab at the university of the fighters and graduate students are
using a vacuum to test honey mike repulsion systems that one day could be
used position smaller less-expensive satellites
it's a small step for researcher jonathan one but he says his work could
someday lead to great leaps and how normal people live their lives backing
meeting for the this community saying
you know satellites up there to support
infrastructure that's
rebounded databases to meet you today
reason for the connection inner city economy
by building satellites and starting space
which brings us back to the slowly blessed box
like many of us they have a little understanding of the complex
calculations behind africa's burgeoning space industry
but here in african soil scientists are looking for ways to make our lives
easier by looking into space
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