In the 1960s a Zambian patriot Edward Mukuka Nkoloso had a dream to launch a rocket that would send twelve astronauts, a space girl and cats to the moon.
He hoped to beat United States and Russia space programs at the height of space race.
He took his Afronauts, short for African Astronauts through strenuous training.
But due to lack of funding, his project never took off.
27 авг 2024