Mission Statement
The leading platform for industry, academia and civil society to engage in the South African space arena incorporating education, research, space awareness, policy, science and technology issues.
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The application of space technology is becoming an increasingly important element in South African policies, including transport, agriculture, environment, safety and security. South Africa has accumulated most of the essential elements to support a national space programme. There will now be a period of consolidation to fill the gaps in infrastructure and human capital requirements so that this country can develop a comprehensive set of space capabilities to meet its needs.In 2008, the South African cabinet approved the establishment of a South African Space Agency to act as an institutional vehicle for the coordination and implementation of national space science and technology programmes.
However, the South African space arena is much broader than activities linked to government.The time has come to establish a non-governmental forum to engage with government on a wide range of space science and technology issues.
The South African Space Association acts as a platform to engage industry, academia, the professions and civil society at large with various space science and technology issues.
