Small South African town that is completely owned by a private trust and is home to a high-tech NASA facility

• Matjiesfontein is one of only three sites worldwide designated for NASA’s Artemis missions to return humans to the Moon.
• The town was declared a National Heritage Site in 1975 and is effectively owned by the Lord Milner Hotel Trust.
• Matjiesfontein is one of only three sites in the world chosen for deep-space tracking as part of the Artemis programme.