South Africa set to send two female astronauts to the International Space Station
CEO of South African National Space Agency (Sansa), Humbulani Mudau has revealed that South Africa has plans to train and send two female astronauts to the International Space Station. The country is said to hopefully fulfil this plan in the next two years, and in a statement that was issued by the Russian Embassy in
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CEO of South African National Space Agency (Sansa), Humbulani Mudau has revealed that South Africa has plans to train and send two female astronauts to the International Space Station.
The country is said to hopefully fulfil this plan in the next two years, and in a statement that was issued by the Russian Embassy in South Africa, Mudau revealed the plan during the opening ceremony of a Russian space debris detection centre in South Africa.
The facility’s full name is the Russian Optical and Electronic Complex for Detection and Measurement of the Movement Parameters of Space Debris.
The Director General for Roscosmos, Yury Borisov stated that the rapid growth of participants in space exploration and satellites in orbit leads to increasing collision threats. The General said: “Under these conditions, it is important to develop space monitoring stations and strive for global coverage of space by such means.”
He said he hopes that the cooperation between Russia and South Africa will develop dynamically and that the complex will not be the last joint project.
Mudau came into the position of being Sansa CEO in March and appointed effective the 1st of April 2023, replacing replaced Val Munsami, who resigned from the agency in February. Andiswa Mlisa served as acting CEO until Mudau was appointed.
