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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_National_Space_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_National_Space_A... > In 1999, South Africa launc

by pacala 9y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_National_Space_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_National_Space_A... > In 1999, South Africa launched its first satellite, SUNSAT from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the USA. A second satellite, SumbandilaSat, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in 2009.

_djo_ 9y ago
Notably, both were indigenous designs created by the University of Stellenbosch and the CSIR.
igravious 9y ago
TechCrunch needs to amend/correct the headline, it doesn't even jibe with the article's contents.