The University of Stellenbosch called on the Cape Town community to join them on Monday 3rd September as Japie van Zyl from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) gives insight into their latest mission to Mars. Speaking to VOC’s Afternoon Cruise, Prof Herman Steyn, the head of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at Stellenbosch University, said many students are eager to know more about the mission.
“We have invited a lot of people to come and join us on the day and this is indeed something very interesting and exciting for the community and those interested in studying in the field. I am also very happy for Japie’s part and truly proud to say that he was one of the students who studied here at Stellenbosch University a few years back before he left for America,” said Steyn.
He said he was amazed by the great work and upgrades that NASA has done over the past few years. “NASA has built many rovers before, but I am quite excited for the latest one they have built for the Mars mission called the ‘Curiosity Rover’. Many of the students have an interest in things like this and I’m glad to say this is the opportunity for them to get a glimpse of what they can expect in future if they work in the field,” he said.
Steyn said there is limited space for the talk and that people should contact their offices if they would like to reserve special seats. “We have invited a lot of people to come to this talk and hope to see them on the day. However, we do have a limited space at the engineering faculty for the gathering, which will take place just after lunch time. The media is also more than welcome to attend and I’m sure we can make space if there are more people than what we expected. But they need to let us know before hand,” he advised.
“Due to the fact that Japie has to leave the country very soon, questions from the media will be limited. But we would really like to accommodate everyone’s questions on the day to get to know more about this mission,” Steyn said. If you would like to know more on the Curiosity Mission to Mars you can contact Prof Herman Steyn on 021-808-4926 or visit the universities website on www.sun.ac.za. VOC (Aishah Cassiem)
“We have invited a lot of people to come and join us on the day and this is indeed something very interesting and exciting for the community and those interested in studying in the field. I am also very happy for Japie’s part and truly proud to say that he was one of the students who studied here at Stellenbosch University a few years back before he left for America,” said Steyn.
He said he was amazed by the great work and upgrades that NASA has done over the past few years. “NASA has built many rovers before, but I am quite excited for the latest one they have built for the Mars mission called the ‘Curiosity Rover’. Many of the students have an interest in things like this and I’m glad to say this is the opportunity for them to get a glimpse of what they can expect in future if they work in the field,” he said.
Steyn said there is limited space for the talk and that people should contact their offices if they would like to reserve special seats. “We have invited a lot of people to come to this talk and hope to see them on the day. However, we do have a limited space at the engineering faculty for the gathering, which will take place just after lunch time. The media is also more than welcome to attend and I’m sure we can make space if there are more people than what we expected. But they need to let us know before hand,” he advised.
“Due to the fact that Japie has to leave the country very soon, questions from the media will be limited. But we would really like to accommodate everyone’s questions on the day to get to know more about this mission,” Steyn said. If you would like to know more on the Curiosity Mission to Mars you can contact Prof Herman Steyn on 021-808-4926 or visit the universities website on www.sun.ac.za. VOC (Aishah Cassiem)
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