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National African Students' Association

Also known as: Nasa

Organization that raises concerns about student welfare, including scholarship funding for health students and vaping in primary schools.

2018-02-092026-10-06

In coverage

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  1. October 2026
  2. Informanté

    … Photos: NASA/ESA Maurer will deliver the keynote address at the opening of World Space Week Namibia at the Windhoek High School Stadium on 5 October. …

    German astronaut to visit Namibia for World Space Week
  3. August 2026
  4. Informanté

    … Their comet photographs have attracted interest from the scientific community and have been published on NASA’s website. …

    Comet McNaught brightens dramatically over Namibian skies
  5. April 2026
  6. The Namibian

    Four astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission are on their way back home after a dramatic lunar fly-by that saw them travel further from the earth than any other human. …

    Artemis II crew head for home
  7. October 2024
  8. The Namibian

    … The US space agency, Nasa, will also be delighted the flight has gone to plan. It has paid the company $2.8bn (£2.14bn) to develop Starship into a lander capable of returning astronauts to the Moon’s surface by 2026. …

    Elon Musk's Starship booster captured in world first
  9. May 2022
  10. The Namibian

    … When Pascal Lee, a former Nasa research engineer, developed a tricolor flag for Mars in 1999, he is reported to have imitated the Swapo party flag colors, too. …

    Is it ≠Namra or Namra?
  11. February 2018
  12. The Namibian

    … The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by Nasa nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon. …

    There's a car tripping in space right now
Society

German ESA astronaut to visit Namibia during World Space Week

The News

Dr Matthias Maurer, a European Space Agency astronaut, will visit Namibia from 1 to 10 October to engage with about 8,000 school learners and promote science and technology as part of World Space Week Namibia. Maurer will visit Windhoek, Oshakati, Ongwediva and Swakopmund, delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony and attending public events at universities.

2 October 2026 · Informanté →

Friday 2 October

  1. German ESA astronaut to visit Namibia during World Space Week

    Dr Matthias Maurer, a European Space Agency astronaut, will visit Namibia from 1 to 10 October to engage with about 8,000 school learners and promote science and technology as part of World Space Week Namibia. Maurer will visit Windhoek, Oshakati, Ongwediva and Swakopmund, delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony and attending public events at universities.

    2 October 2026 · Informanté →

Wednesday 12 August

  1. Comet McNaught brightens dramatically over Namibian skies

    Comet 220P/McNaught has undergone a dramatic increase in brightness following its second major outburst, with a striking image captured from Farm Tivoli in Namibia on 8 August by astrophotographers Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger showing the comet glowing green with a long, wispy tail. The outburst briefly brought the comet close to naked-eye visibility and it remains visible in the predawn sky with binoculars or a small telescope.

    12 August 2026 · Informanté →

Wednesday 8 April

  1. Artemis II astronauts complete historic lunar flyby, heading home

    Four NASA astronauts on the Artemis II mission have completed a dramatic lunar flyby that took them farther from Earth than any humans in history, breaking Apollo 13's 1970 record. The crew witnessed the far side of the moon and a total eclipse of the sun before beginning their journey back to Earth.

    8 April 2026 · The Namibian →

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