The National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP) is a South African
space science
Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider ...
research organization. The organization was founded in 2003.
The cosmologist
Peter Dunsby
Peter Dunsby (born 12 November 1966) is a full professor of gravitation and cosmology at the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He was the co-director of the Astrophysics, Cosmology and ...
was the founding Director of the NASSP for its first ten years.
See also
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South African National Space Agency
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is South Africa's government agency responsible for the promotion and development of aeronautics and aerospace space research. It fosters cooperation in space-related activities and research in sp ...
References
External links
* https://www.star.ac.za/
Scientific organizations established in 2003
Space agencies
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