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South African, Indian space agencies strengthen their mutual cooperation

The MoU between ISRO and Sansa is signed by (foreground left) Indian External Affairs Ministry Economic Relations Secretary TS Tirumurti and (foreground right) by Sansa CEO Dr Val Munsami. Standing behind, observing, are Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

The MoU between ISRO and Sansa is signed by (foreground left) Indian External Affairs Ministry Economic Relations Secretary TS Tirumurti and (foreground right) by Sansa CEO Dr Val Munsami. Standing behind, observing, are Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

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30th July 2018

By: Rebecca Campbell

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

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The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formalised their relationship by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday. The ceremony took place on the fringes of the Brics Summit in Johannesburg. (Brics is the alignment between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.)

“This partnership will bring immense opportunities for our citizens and stakeholders in areas of research and economic development as we develop and share space knowledge and technology with our ISRO partners,” highlighted Sansa CEO Dr Val Munsami. He was speaking at the signing ceremony.

The MoU covers cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of Outer Space. Through it, Sansa hopes to benefit from the experiences and knowledge of its much larger Indian counterpart (ISRO, for example, launched its first interplanetary probe, Chandrayaan-1, to the Moon, in 2008; it operated for ten months).

The MoU provides for the two agencies to engage in mutually beneficial joint projects and joint research. Areas covered include applications for space technologies, Earth remote sensing, satellite navigation and communication, space infrastructure, and space science and planetary exploration.

The two agencies already have a history of working together. The result has been the development of mutual respect, as well as the achievement of mutual benefit.

A significant example is ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as Mangalyaan. In orbit around Mars since late 2014, it received launch support from Sansa after it lifted off in late 2013.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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