3.3 The Proposed Site

3.3 _ T H E P R O P O S E D S I T E

A TRAINING FACILITY FOR ASTRONAUTS FROM THE NATIONAL AND PRIVATE SECTOR SPACE AGENCIES LOCATED IN SUTHERLAND, SOUTH AFRICA

Proposed Site:

Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa

The proposed site is located at Sutherland, in the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is on the southern edge of the central astronomy advantage area. There is a small town located 15 kilometres from the proposed site and the closest major city, Cape Town, is approximately 360 kilometres away. This might cause some difficulty and strain in transporting building materials to site. To lessen the strain that this might cause, alternative building construction or a different building material can be used.

Alternative building materials:

• Site wall constructions • Timber or Steel constructions • Rammed earth Constructions