Satellite named after late famous Matie Dr Japie van Zyl launched in US
Using the satellite to better manage irrigation can increase crop growth and shrink water usage, but its application stretches beyond agriculture
22 August 2024 - 04:40
A thermal imaging satellite named after the late Dr Japie van Zyl — a Stellenbosch University graduate and Nasa legend — was launched in the US last Friday...
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