Quest Volume 19 Number 3

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Generation SPACE: South Africa’s contribution to a new generation of space exploration; SA’s first National Space Conference: Celebrating South Africa’s ‘brilliant’ space future; A celestial journey: From stargazing in Ancient Africa to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) era; The #AfricaLookup campaign: Protecting our dark skies; Science in (Karoo) silence: Breaking ground on the future of ground-breaking space science; Turning stars into stories: The power of the naked eye to observe celestial objects; Careers focus: Exploring careers in astronomy and space science: Schools competition!; Win a trip to visit the SKA-Mid site in the Karoo; The power of solid-state lasers: A new way of exploring nature; Africa’s big dream: Making our own vaccines: Breaking barriers, blooming strength: Towards women’s health empowerment; NSTF Brilliants Programme winner profile: Matimba Manganyi is ready to join Generation SPACE; Chandrayaan-3: India puts lunar rover on the moon’s south pole - a historic first; Moon base incoming: South Africa joins China’s International Lunar Research Station; Home grown satellites: Dragonfly Aerospace ensures EOS SAT-1 sustainability with Neuraspace partnership.Academy of Science of South Africa: Department of Science and Innovatio