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A multidisciplinary Master's degree programme specialising in Space Studies at the University of Cape Town, run by Prof Peter Martinez.

Cape Town, South Africa
Joined September 2015
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#ICYMI One of our master's students @brendon_bb @UCT_SpaceLab, whose dissertation focuses on how a simulated satellite can aid vegetation monitoring in South Africa, was handpicked to present his paper at the 2021 SpaceOps Conference. Full story: bit.ly/BrendonSpaceLab
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Congrats to Secure World Foundation Exec Dir Peter Martinez for winning the IAF Frank J Malina Astronautics Medal! And to all the other awardees, incl Chang'e-4 Mission Leaders who rec'd the IAF World Space Award and ISRO chm K Sivan, winner of the Allan D. Emil award.
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Reminder! Abstract submissions for 1st #IAASmallSat African Symposium on #SmallSatellites closing on Jan 31. Don't miss opportunity to engage with regional & intl. stakeholders on 'Space for Sustainable Development in Africa'. Visit iaa-africa2020.co.za #IAAafrica2020
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Don't miss tonight's lecture which will be presented by Prof. Laufer from @UCT_SpaceLab. His talk is a commemoration of 50 years of moon exploration. bit.ly/2OsWhvH
Winners and finalists of 12th #IAASMallSat Symposium Student Competition joined by L. Froebel (2nd from left), representative of sponsor @ArianeGroup, R. Sandau (1st from right), IAA symposium chair, and R. Laufer (1st from left), @Baylor and @UCT_SpaceLab, jury member
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If history repeats, we're in for a show! A coronal hole rotating into the Earth-Strike zone may bring a G2-level #solarstorm starting midday Oct 7. The hole has grown plus #FallEquinox amplifies effects! Expect mid-latitude #aurora. #Hamradio & #GPS issues on Earth's night side!
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#WorldSpaceWeek 2018 kicks off with over 2,600 events registered worldwide! ✨🌎🚀 #SpaceUnites Join us by sharing a video of you wishing the world a happy #WSW2018 💫 Search events → bit.ly/2O9fH5Q Special thanks to our friends at @planetarysociety & @SGAC 😊✨
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Finally, we made it to the front page of a journal #Sprites #lightning #gas_discharge Article URL sajs.co.za/article/view/4272 @UCT_SpaceLab @UCT_Research @UCT_Research @SANSA7 @CSSTE3 @SAAO @skasa_outreach @channelstv – at Cape Town, South Africa
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Enter now! @Airbus @GEDCouncil Global Award entries should come from individuals or teams working with or in an #engineering faculty, or a school or college of engineering (including Information Technology). More info: bit.ly/AirbusGEDCDiversity
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After 10 years in office, Dr Price will be stepping down from his position as leader of UCT on 30 June 2018. Students, join us at Memorial Hall on Monday, 21 May 2018, from 13:00 – 15:00, to bid farewell to our outgoing VC, Dr Max Price. RSVP: bit.ly/2I4sEek
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Canadian astronomers identified a new type of aurora named Steve: theatlantic.com/amp/article/…
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Please note that the SA-GEO symposium is moved to the #13-14 March 2018 to coincide with the #Space For National Development week organized by @SANSA7
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Journalist @sarahemilywild shares her insights on the data deluge that will hit South Africa once the expansion of the MeerKAT array happens in March, doubling the scale of its current operations: go.nature.com/2EjMeRY #BigData #astronomy #eResearch
South African graduates are invited to apply for the @FrenchEmbassyZA Masters & PhD #scholarship program. No knowledge of French language required. More details: bit.ly/FrenchMAPhD1819
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@UCT_SpaceLab team well done all #IAC2017
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Two UCT master’s students from @UCT_SpaceLab programme, selected for 2017 Emerging Space Leaders Grant Programme. bit.ly/2tMHrY4
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Thanks to the @UniStuttgartIRS and @UCT_SpaceLab cooperation we were able to have this balloon flight opportunity. Great experience!
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Chased the balloon equipment to the predicted landing spot but were not able to reach it before night due to dirtroads and remote location.
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The balloon telemetry equipment by @UCT_SpaceLab worked fine and we could monitor the release and burst at 25km.
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Balloon flight went successful, #MIRKA2-ICV capsule was released but did not send messages during free fall. We will look into what happend.
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