The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Mosibudi Mangena,
will deliver a keynote address at the Launch of the Karoo Array Telescope (KAT)
Antenna Prototype
will deliver a keynote address at the Launch of the Karoo Array Telescope (KAT)
Antenna Prototype
31 October 2006
Together with Australia, China and Argentina, South Africa is on the
shortlist to host the world's largest radio telescope � the Square Kilometre
Array (SKA). The winning country will attract a billion Euro investments. The
winner will be known by 2008. To prove the country's capacity, we are required
to build the KAT, which will have about 1% of the SKA receiving capacity.
The further details of the function are as follows:
Date: 2 November 2006, Thursday
Venue: Hartebeeshoek Radio Astronomy Observatory, Visitors' Centre
Time: 11h00 � 13h00
Enquiries:
Nelvis Qekema
Cell: 082 571 2571
E-mail: nelvis.qekema@dst.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Science and Technology
31 October 2006
