摘要
Talking about space and Africa,Zambia stands out because of an incredible story.As early as 1964,a Zambian teacher named Edward Nkoloso famously vowed to help his country to beat America to become the first country to put a man on the moon,and then go to Mars.Despite his passion to launch a rocket that would send 12 astronauts,a space girl and cats to the moon,Nkoloso’s dream never came to fruition.Through his Zambian Space Academy,Nkoloso’s team of Zambian astronauts,whom he called“Afronauts,”underwent strenuous training,but it all came to nought because the United Nations wouldn’t give him the$700 million he needed to fund the space programme.
