I think Elon was born in that sound chamber.

Running this kind of installation building satellites and practicing science requires sophistication and brilliance. The same qualities and skills required to run a country successfully.

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

They still run it and keep it very well maintained. Denel does a lot of tests etc up there now. It's looking pretty good.

@cosmicwakes6443

3 жыл бұрын

Leon Hue Ah shame really want apartheid back. You're a loser.

@cliffordviljoen2442

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmicwakes6443 ef off

Amazing 😱 having a facility like this requires sophisticated technology that I think we can pull off if given the chance to explore our brilliance

@ProphetEdgarkapanga

3 жыл бұрын

True

@xXs3renityXx

2 жыл бұрын

Lol sure...

@smonaila

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunatley black government won't do that, they are now collapsing the country because they are corrupt.

Dad use to work there... Been there many times before they closed down +- around 94. They build a few interesting things ;) for israel.

@Beyond-Politics

2 жыл бұрын

Israel was very much involved in our space program. They visited TFDC a lot. These facilities were supposed to be expanded a lot in future. Who knows if any development will still happen.

@SBUK-1999

5 ай бұрын

@@Beyond-Politics Just looking by how empty it is.. if it was anywhere else it would have been bustling with thinking minds, unfortunately funds are never put into these

@erichpizer1

2 ай бұрын

where was it more or less located? close to Denel Somerset West ?

Thank you for mentioning pre-94', just goes to show how much we've all lost in this kak hole since then👌

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Take the good with the bad I guess :)

@donovanturner5299

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger at times it's hard to think of the good lol, hard to come by these days

@donovanturner5299

3 жыл бұрын

@David Rosenberg but a terrorist organization and corruption did...

@molo2793

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck you you racist piece of shit 😂

@syrus3868

3 жыл бұрын

Go to Australia or something

Wow really awesome 👏 👑 🙌 👏 🙏 🙌 🔥

Very very cool - thanks for sharing with us

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Always welcome! :)

Dope vid!!!!!!

Awesome video. I was aware of this facility. I was fortunate to spend some time with the old analogue wideband data systems that worked from the Braamfontein transmission room to the Hartebeeshoek Earth Satellite station in the early 1980's. The telephony division and not Hartrao (aka DSS-51 aka SANSA) I would often visit the station to upgrade, test, and repair the data systems (Saponet) before the up and downlinks. Today most traffic is routed via optic fibre as the fibre has low latency, bigger bandwidths, and higher speeds than satellite technology albeit prior to 1988 the analogue coaxial undersea cable was not as superior as satellite. It was also the days before mobile and internet traffic. Back then the traffic was predominantly voice, data, and television/video

Banging Content ,Thanks

1 of the the coolest guys on the planet, thanks for being such an inspiration.

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

You are made for KZread bru

@ProphetEdgarkapanga

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

Amazing, my favourite type of wannabe vlogger video. Hidden gems of this beautiful and amazing country

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a million

Thanks for teaching me all this. Keep up the good work . I never even know we have this in South Africa

All I can say wow soo cool

Thank you so much for sharing this. I really appreciate it all the detail that you have shown .I am very excited that people will be aware that Cape Town had thier on space facility. My husband was privileged to work for Astrofica.

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

Well alrighty then... sooo interesting. Good vlog Adam. Keep up the great work. 👌🏻

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Cool video. Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

interesting video. Is this facility still a secret? would love know its location.

This is fascinating. What only goes on in secret! Sharing

We need some more Adam, awesome thanks 😊

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying hard here LOL

I hope they start using these types of facilities again. #RebuildSouthAfrica #SouthAfricaRising

@ignomuller5856

3 жыл бұрын

No chance, this lit are master thieves, not builders!!

@TamimLB

3 жыл бұрын

@@ignomuller5856 agh man, you just know how to complain. They could give you a dubai and make SA the richest on earth and you would still complain.

@ignomuller5856

3 жыл бұрын

go on sleeping, or wake up!!

@niagara6015

5 ай бұрын

​@@TamimLB May all your delulus come truelu.

@johnlamb3101

4 ай бұрын

With what money - stolen?

Just another thing The ANC Stuffed up!!!

@ignomuller5856

3 жыл бұрын

Not the ANC, closed down via the USA, cannot leave missile and nuclear technology for idiots.

Very very freakin cool !

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

soo cool!!

Hi.....Adam.Thank You for the Vids..Have you been to Kraalbaai.A nice place for a future video..Enjoy your escapades....just love your vids

Wow thank you Adam 😅

Awesome flash back for me ...you rarely if ever here about this place

A vital lesson to all of us that racism (apartheid era) and racism from the current government is never sustainable and unables countries such as South Africa Zimbabwe from reaching their greatness.

@adf8315

Жыл бұрын

The only crimes against humanity was the abolishment of Apartheid.

How exciting

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

It really is!

I am totally fascinated by this - I really want to know why it was all closed and who gave the orders. And the engineering genius displayed there - I am really impressed.

@wormwood6424

3 жыл бұрын

I reckon there was a lot of foreigners involved and probably wanted to keep it hushed. Just a thought. There was a lot more to the Angola war than we have been told.

@obakengmorobane14

3 жыл бұрын

@David Rosenberg South Africa has built 4 satellites so far since 1994. 2020 the president in SA announced R4,5 billion in creating a space hub in SA and is to build 6 new satellites with 80% of the components originating in SA. And SA still has a space agency with an annual budget of R150 million. So that's a huge increase in investment. At least do some research on the subject before you comment.

@siphiwemagudulela2992

3 жыл бұрын

@@obakengmorobane14 thanks for replying lesdididi

@hanaviljoen4822

3 жыл бұрын

The facility was closed pre 1994 as a result of pressure by the USA government.

@tshepomogotsi

3 жыл бұрын

A true researcher informs and educates his/her viewers, well done Adam. A classic (pre 1994 Jim Carrey character) idiot compliments you on your work and discovery while being nostalgic about a racist country, yet oblivious on the ethnicity of your guides...🤔 Do some of these people think that SA would have had a budget to continue it's nuclear programme, put Shuttleworth in orbit at the republic's expense and maintain the racial status quo without financial sanctions? Even Germany which has the most nazi mega structures has abandoned them and ensures it maintains a wide berth from aryan ideals. You would not hear individuals openly pledge how great it was to when they were developing leading technology during the holocaust. And yes, French president thought African peasants only know the eternal renewal of time, then he must be confused when a French president rewards an African illegal immigrant with an honoury citizenship and a job for doing what ordinary civil servants perform on a daily basis. On the other hand this considerate president is grappling with why the French your do not share his celestial ideals when they don't have jobs. It's even embarrassing when is of the opinion that SA was about to launch until the ANC came about..., in 1912, I guess there wouldn't be aboArmstrong ke. A little basic knowledge would inform you that a successful clandestine operation is the one conducted privately, without any accountability to continuously changing administrations, and that the top administrator (President) has a very low clearance level and would not be privi to most programmes. But then, we'll have allow some people to get over their entitlement babalas in order to work together in finding ways to advance this country regardless...

This place is amazing. Was there about 6 years ago when they were planning to revamp. Never made it to the vibration Centre though. Only clue about its where abouts is that it's past a big dam😬

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

LOL Keep those cards close to your chest.

Several seasons of the TV series Strike Back were filmed and AFAIK set around Cape Town. Houwteq was one of the filming locations, it was the "bad guys" facility where they were creating some kind of nasty weapon. I recall seeing the view seen at 3:54 in some of the scenes.

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh one of the facilities there they use for movie sets!

@Sir_Chuckmyster

3 жыл бұрын

Long Walk To Freedom as well

@antaojonson2899

3 жыл бұрын

The truth Is A Homeless Child Could Live Better In The Place ! Because Robben Island Is More Ideal *

Adam have you ever been to Pelindaba? That was where SA created our atomic bomb..........

@stoneomountain2390

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was cemented shut.

@Beyond-Politics

2 жыл бұрын

@@stoneomountain2390 The test tunnel in the Kalahari was closed.

@smovanworld316

2 жыл бұрын

Did they really disassemble the bombs after the peace treaty agreement

@zeesa7639

2 жыл бұрын

@@smovanworld316 I doubt! Come world war 3 all those weapons will get reassembled in a week's time 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@robertvandervelde60

Жыл бұрын

​@@smovanworld316 I've heard that not all the bombs were dismantled......some took walkie talkies....

we are watching you

This is fascinating! Do you have more footage to share?

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Nah all the good bits are in this video 😊

Subscribed

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the party 🎉

was this located close toDenel or somerset west?

I saw a rocket launch from Alexander Bay in the NW Cape in 1987. Don't know where the rocket launched from, but it was in a very remote area. We watched that rocket go straight up, and up, and up, followed by a white smoke trail. Was crazy to know SA launched rockets in those days when nothing was ever made public.

Part of the movie "Chappie" were filmed in that facility, that's where the cop robots were manufactured

Botswana is spending 3 billion us dollars on own space program. Is expected to make our first launch in three years

@TamimLB

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully if South Africa can get back on its feet, we can include the whole of Southern Africa

@danieldevilliers3868

5 ай бұрын

I did some research on this. Three years later I see no news around this program except for the initial announcement of the program. Very sad that it seems nothing came of it.

When are you releasing the 'b' footage. The things you were filling when they answered 'no' to your is this ok question.

Eish bra!!

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Eish indeed LOL

Had the privilege to spend a day at the facility at Houwteq near Grabouw. ( 1988 - 1990 ? ) My contact was the person who worked as one of the team members on the propelsion system of the satelite. ( And their focus was to create a system that can change direction during the flight. Booster system? ) Had a visit to the satelite which was covered with a white satin like cloth in one of the buidings. Joined them for lunch. Needless to say that the satelite never made it to space because of political interference. . Many years later a friend informed me that the satelite was dumped as scrap on premises between Wellington and Hermon. ( We were looking for a spesific type of material / metal and that stuff was used to build the satelite. )

wow.. impressive. thank you

1:20 not sure if thats just stating facts or a bit of a burn.....we will never know. this is amazing i for sure didnt know this place existed.

Is the company in the future going to come back

How do I get access to go there, would like to see it one day. I'm a huge space enthuse 😊

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with that LOL From time to time they will do a school tour I think...ready to go back to school ?HAHAH

@henrymetcalf4361

3 жыл бұрын

If I knew this I would have wanted to go into that field how would you go about doing I'm probably to old now but damb feels like this got taken away from us

Remember that nuclear "incident " they had back in the day just off cape town. Space programmes and weapons seem to be going hand in hand at the moment...very interesting.

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

I actually dont know about that...what happened?

@wormwood6424

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger it was way back in conscription days I think. I will try look it up. I think they tried to keep it quiet because other big countries were involved.

@wormwood6424

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger found a good sum up video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/equAqJlxZdrLdrg.html

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

@@wormwood6424 amazing! The Vela Incident

@wormwood6424

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger yes. I couldn't remember the name so I looked it up. I shared this video with a channel interested in that incident so you probably finding you getting lots of views lol . Xxx

It's sad that the current Gov. has no vision for the future and plan for all who live in it besides themselves.

@typing...4881

3 жыл бұрын

It's sad that the old government did have a vision for the future, but that vision was only for a one race.

@RonelScott

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, they have a vision, but not for our good. They're sold out to the Agenda 2030 illuminati New World Order that is playing out in our world this minute. Kill off the masses with this untested vaccine and put the rest in smart cities to be totally controlled.

@zeesa7639

2 жыл бұрын

@@typing...4881 👏👏👏

Space X should move in!!

I know where this is 😏. I stumbled upon it while hiking.

I've been there. One of many state formerly impressive state facilities that's now derelict. We also used to develop nuclear missiles. Thank God they safely disassembled them before the terrorists came into power.

Denzel is also going it's demise. We've went backwards in life.

Ja can't even keep our lights on never mind send something to space

2021 and Private Civilians are building Spaceships to go to Mars. 2021 cant even keep lights on....

@randomstuff5869

3 жыл бұрын

@David Rosenberg who are you talking about ?? Lol.. aag shame man 😂😂

@randomstuff5869

3 жыл бұрын

@David Rosenberg i knew you were going there

@randomstuff5869

3 жыл бұрын

I can smell people like frm killometers away ,😂😂

34°13'49.08" S 19°08'40.69" E This was not Apartheid era. It was ongoing. Until the ANC government transferred it to African management. Meaning it went south very quick. Just like Escom, SAA, Denel.

This facility is now surrounded by one of the worst land grabs in the western cape 😬😬

Omw seriously bra, this is so cool... I don't see why they closed the facility thou. I know the government changed but I'm sure we could've kept it going 🙄

Brilliant. The new government will probably just use scaffolding to put something in space. Lol.

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

lol actually SANSA is doing some pretty awesome things in collaboration with NASA...SA is doing its part :)

@bernebk

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger SA still have the people to do great things, problem is the managers in their affirmative action posts that have no clue whats going on. Sad.

That isn't top secret, it is in Grabouw.

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

yup, its not top secret

Guys, let's start a rocket company and put stuff in space. We have the facility, we just need the money to make this work

Just gotta say, this place is incredibly clean for something that is not in operation... hint hint... yes...no...

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

2 жыл бұрын

Its still in operation and actually very well looked after. :)

@Lex_LaFoy

Жыл бұрын

If you think this is incredibly clean, you should see the old sections of Park Station in Jhb. While we were shooting Queen Sono for Netflix I saw them open a section of the station that is usually barricaded off, and wow 😭😍 is all I could say

4:20 If they're not working, just shake the hell out of them until they do!

Where are the aliens ? We want to see them.

A recent French President once remarked : “The African peasant only knew the eternal renewal of time, marked by the endless repetition of the same gestures and the same words,” he said. “In this realm of fancy ... there is neither room for human endeavour nor the idea of progress.”

@MartyP-lr7vw

3 жыл бұрын

@Burning Spear I did not understand a thing you said as I unfortunately do not understand ghetto - perhaps you should concentrate on getting facts correct & then maybe civilised people will take you more seriously but I doubt it.

@tshepomogotsi

3 жыл бұрын

A true researcher informs and educates his/her viewers, well done Adam. A classic (pre 1994 Jim Carrey character) idiot compliments you on your work and discovery while being nostalgic about a racist country, yet oblivious on the ethnicity of your guides...🤔 Do some of these people think that SA would have had a budget to continue it's nuclear programme, put Shuttleworth in orbit at the republic's expense and maintain the racial status quo without financial sanctions? Even Germany which has the most nazi mega structures has abandoned them and ensures it maintains a wide berth from aryan ideals. You would not hear individuals openly pledge how great it was to when they were developing leading technology during the holocaust. And yes, French president thought African peasants only know the eternal renewal of time, then he must be confused when a French president rewards an African illegal immigrant with an honoury citizenship and a job for doing what ordinary civil servants perform on a daily basis. On the other hand this considerate president is grappling with why the French your do not share his celestial ideals when they don't have jobs. It's even embarrassing when is of the opinion that SA was about to launch until the ANC came about..., in 1912, I guess there wouldn't be aboArmstrong ke. A little basic knowledge would inform you that a successful clandestine operation is the one conducted privately, without any accountability to continuously changing administrations, and that the top administrator (President) has a very low clearance level and would not be privi to most programmes. But then, we'll have allow some people to get over their entitlement babalas in order to work together in finding ways to advance this country regardless...

@MartyP-lr7vw

3 жыл бұрын

@@tshepomogotsi Homonaledi ?

Adam Spires,Where you from?

@happychappie8601

3 жыл бұрын

He is from Cape Town :)

@nazirjones3608

3 жыл бұрын

How do you know?

@FrancoJanisch-ge5di

5 ай бұрын

Scott

We were so close and then new m- government and look now all going down the rest I don't have to explain

Very dramatic, but not all is true. No quick exit! Ha, ha.

If the Government sent someone from South Africa into space we are all screwed, they would steel the Sun and Moon so fast it would make your head spin....and yes, I'm a South African....

We also had nuclear warheads...

@johannabis420clubsouthafri4

3 жыл бұрын

-Hes right you know..

@sandilekhowane4986

Жыл бұрын

The nuclear fuel extracted from those warheads is still kept at Pelindaba, if south Africa wanted to resume it nuclear programme it would eliminate the enrichment process to weapons grade and we'll go straight to infusion to warheads. I highly doubt that will ever happen though.

-34.222897, 19.129113

Great video. A true researcher informs and educates his/her viewers, well done Adam. A classic (pre 1994 Jim Carrey character) idiot compliments you on your work and discovery while being nostalgic about a racist country, yet oblivious on the ethnicity of your guides...🤔 Do some of these people think that SA would have had a budget to continue it's nuclear programme, put Shuttleworth in orbit at the republic's expense and maintain the racial status quo without financial sanctions? Even Germany which has the most nazi mega structures has abandoned them and ensures it maintains a wide berth from aryan ideals. You would not hear individuals openly pledge how great it was to when they were developing leading technology during the holocaust. And yes, French president thought African peasants only know the eternal renewal of time, then he must be confused when a French president rewards an African illegal immigrant with an honoury citizenship and a job for doing what ordinary civil servants perform on a daily basis. On the other hand this considerate president is grappling with why the French your do not share his celestial ideals when they don't have jobs. It's even embarrassing when is of the opinion that SA was about to launch until the ANC came about..., in 1912, I guess there wouldn't be aboArmstrong ke. A little basic knowledge would inform you that a successful clandestine operation is the one conducted privately, without any accountability to continuously changing administrations, and that the top administrator (President) has a very low clearance level and would not be privi to most programmes. But then, we'll have allow some people to get over their entitlement babalas in order to work together in finding ways to advance this country regardless...

@viraldaily8113

Жыл бұрын

Cry more

Really sad to see what SA has come to since it got an ANC government!!! BAD NEWS!!!

tell us the secret then where is that, Silvermine?

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

Haha my lips are sealed! LOL Nah its up in Elgin

@Buildinc1

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger actually this was originally built as a secret missile testing site. I worked there during the holidays installing ducting. My stepfather was under contract by amscore as the head engineer for all the cooling and heating used in the systems This was back in 1989.

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

@@Buildinc1 Thats amazing! Are you sure you're not getting confused with a place up by Betty's/Pringle Bay?

@Sir_Chuckmyster

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger Almost, but more towards Grabouw, the entrance is off the N2 there. But you are right. same location

Sorry not anti test missiles, but anti-tank missiles.

Evening everyone 😮😮😮 haaaaa thank you Dezz and Lauren for this knowledge

I took the risk dealing with Luiz to be in charge of my trade and finally end up with perfect testimony.his platform is amazing and very straightforward

@bodhibriar9683

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luiz .+1.8.0.3.5.6.6.0.6.9.7

At least they trie DONKIES now

2024 and the current government is still using techinlogy from 40 - 50 + years ago. No advancement has been made in the technology show here under the current government.

I did not know sa has saterlites

No transfer of knowledge

1:49 - Space... or no space... :-)

@AdamSpiresWannabeVlogger

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA exactly !

Question one should ask is if it was so legit why did they leave in such a hurry? Dont be so quick to judge our current gov.

@ProphetEdgarkapanga

3 жыл бұрын

Good q

@nonethelessfirst8519

2 жыл бұрын

I mean maybe to not be beheaded for being a gov facility and employees.

I'm excited to tell you this to mountains are not mountains they are actually pyramids a civilization once was

was this located close toDenel or somerset west?