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We examine a fascinating side bar in the history of space exploration -- the life and works of Edward Mokuka Nkoloso, who endeavored to create his own homespun space program in 1960s Zambia of a mind to beat the US and USSR to the moon.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
The Zambian Space Programme | Royal Museums Greenwich (rmg.co.uk)
The Zambian “Afronaut” Who Wanted to Join the Space Race | The New Yorker
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/zambia/
Afronauts: Interview with Edward Nkoloso | Head of Zambia's Unofficial Space Programme | Nov. 1964 - YouTube
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Manage episode 361569904 series 3356925
Conteúdo fornecido por Frontier of Infinity. Todo o conteúdo do podcast, incluindo episódios, gráficos e descrições de podcast, é carregado e fornecido diretamente por Frontier of Infinity ou por seu parceiro de plataforma de podcast. Se você acredita que alguém está usando seu trabalho protegido por direitos autorais sem sua permissão, siga o processo descrito aqui https://pt.player.fm/legal.
We examine a fascinating side bar in the history of space exploration -- the life and works of Edward Mokuka Nkoloso, who endeavored to create his own homespun space program in 1960s Zambia of a mind to beat the US and USSR to the moon.
Instagram: @foispacecast
Music: "Crossing the Universe" by Ester Garcia
Sources and Further Research:
The Zambian Space Programme | Royal Museums Greenwich (rmg.co.uk)
The Zambian “Afronaut” Who Wanted to Join the Space Race | The New Yorker
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/zambia/
Afronauts: Interview with Edward Nkoloso | Head of Zambia's Unofficial Space Programme | Nov. 1964 - YouTube
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