Du Preez, W2011-01-072011-01-072010-10Du Preez, W. 2010. South Africa’s Space Programme of the mid-1980s to mid-1990s: Driver towards a South African Titanium Industry. 1st Annual South African Space Association Congress, Cape Town, 7-8 October 2010, pp 37http://hdl.handle.net/10204/47451st Annual South African Space Association Congress, Cape Town, 7-8 October 2010This presentation deals with South Africa’s Space Programme from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s, and discussed the South African Titanium Industry in particular. The talk shows how the SA Titanium Industry supports the current South African Space Programme. The relevance for the current space programme is mentioned, as well as how national competence developed with DST support. It is concluded that the Titanium Centre of Competence is integrating and coordinating R&D and commercialisation across the titanium value chain and is well positioned to serve the South African Space Programme.enTitanium industrySouth African space programmeSatellitesHip stemsConference PresentationDu Preez, W. (2010). South Africa’s Space Programme of the mid-1980s to mid-1990s: Driver towards a South African Titanium Industry. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4745Du Preez, W. "South Africa’s Space Programme of the mid-1980s to mid-1990s: Driver towards a South African Titanium Industry." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4745Du Preez W, South Africa’s Space Programme of the mid-1980s to mid-1990s: Driver towards a South African Titanium Industry; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4745 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Du Preez, W AB - This presentation deals with South Africa’s Space Programme from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s, and discussed the South African Titanium Industry in particular. The talk shows how the SA Titanium Industry supports the current South African Space Programme. The relevance for the current space programme is mentioned, as well as how national competence developed with DST support. It is concluded that the Titanium Centre of Competence is integrating and coordinating R&D and commercialisation across the titanium value chain and is well positioned to serve the South African Space Programme. DA - 2010-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Titanium industry KW - South African space programme KW - Satellites KW - Hip stems LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 T1 - South Africa’s Space Programme of the mid-1980s to mid-1990s: Driver towards a South African Titanium Industry TI - South Africa’s Space Programme of the mid-1980s to mid-1990s: Driver towards a South African Titanium Industry UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4745 ER -