Thursday, April 26, 2012

The Zambian space program

In 1964, at the very height of the Space Race, Zambian grade-school science teacher Edward Makuka Nkoloso announced he was creating a national space programme.
He claimed he would beat both the Soviets and the United States by launching a rocket that would send twelve astronauts and ten cats to Mars.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2135354/Meet-afronauts-Hilarious-pictures-poke-fun-Zambian-space-programme-quite-got-ground.html#ixzz1tBai0FBM

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