Space technology

Successful satellite launches supported by the CSIR Successful support for two satellite launches has put more feathers in the collective cap of staff members at the CSIR Satellite Applications Centre. The past weeks have seen these operators working around the clock to receive the signals of three satellites now in orbit.

CSIR shares experiences as CEOS chair with Thai successor Representatives from Thailand's Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) were treated to a 'royal' welcome from the current chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), the CSIR Satellite Applications Centre, during a visit from 18 to 20 June 2008.