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This man had found the inspiration for this on his first airplane flight. While on this flight, the pilot refused to comply with his odd request to stop the plane so that he could get out and walk on the clouds. After the encounter, the Zambian made up his mind to enter the Space Raceā¦
Thereafter, his main objective was singular: to get Zambia ahead of both the Soviet Union and the USA in the space race. And what better way to do this than to send his team of astronauts first to mars and then to the moon a year later.
He had big dreams, namely, using a catapult-inspired āfiring systemā to send an aluminium and copper spacecraft, holding ten afronauts, as he called them, to the Moon.
This eccentric man was named Edward Makuka Nkoloso.
So here is the odd but somewhat inspiring story of Edward Nkoloso, the man who had the big dream of Zambia dominating the space raceā¦
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www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-zambianā¦
www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/zambian-space-programā¦
www.spacelegalissues.com/space-law-edward-makuka-nā¦
medium.com/@Astrosanderson/the-untold-story-of-theā¦
www.africanexponent.com/post/10462-nkoloso-had-theā¦
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Date of upload: Premiered May 27, 2022 ^^
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As a Zambian, I just want to thank you for putting this well thought-out piece together...I believe I speak for a lot of people when I say...we appreciate it!
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He was way ahead of his time.This man was a visionary
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When Steve Jobs said "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do" he was talking about people like Nkoloso. Unfortunately his dreams and aspirations never came to fruition and who knows maybe USA used some of his ideas to succeed in their moon mission.
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I learned about him from this page. He's not mentioned in Zambia at all.
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Youāve earned my subscription. In America we never learn anything about Africa, so I turn to channels like this to learn instead. Thanks so much for your hard work!
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He dreamed big and his courage is something unique about him #Nkolosošš
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Wow..this is so awesome...funding, support and believing in this man was the main setback. If he had his way, I'm sure he could have proved his belief, positive or negative. I salute him for his ambitious goals
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WHAT A LEGEND !
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Most people who do extraordinary things were usually considered as crazy. Nkoloso had the vision minus the funds.
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I've come across this story numerous time and each time, my admiration grows for his bold dreams and ideas.
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He had a Vision which the Zambian authorities failed to nurture though. Africans we have continued to devalue our very own and instead go for foreign stuff at expense of our own. Greetings from Uganda. šŗš¬
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This is great. So glad I came across it. I am a firm believer in the capacity of Africa to harness technologies far beyond that of the Muzungu world.
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A great dream captured in a perhaps a small vessel. This is how great ideas are born when well supported
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Enough respect to him Africa is the future š
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Imagination drives progress
Cheers from west Africa
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Africa needs more eccentric dreamers like this ....... And the amount of money he was asking for tells me he had an actual idea or two .
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He seems more like an artist than a scientist, with a beautiful impossible project that means all kinds of things in and of itself. Didn't even need to go to space to be a success... I hope he didn't lose his spirit.
Also, I wonder if USA jazz musician Sun Ra was aware of this? Space is the Place...
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Imagine at that time, he already had this knowledge. What a man!
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Sometimes it requires to be a little crazy when you have big ambitions... INDIA started her Space journey in the late 1960s, and everyone said we are crazy and not "good" enough... the Western World didn't believed that we have it in us... But our Scientists belived in themselves. They transported the first rocket parts on a bicycle as we didn't had enough money to afford a truck. 50 years down the line, we have reached the MOON & MARS. Those who once rediculed us, today they r forced to accept us as a Space Superpower. I have great love and respect for the people and continent of AFRICA... In many ways we r similar... If only the African politicians can rise above their Greed & Corruption & hunger for Power, u guys will be on top of the World in very short time...Us Indians will root for you & cheer you all the way ....
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@rajarshirouth2486
1 year ago
He is 80% crazy 20% inspiring. He didn't have a proper space program. But it takes a lot of guts to dream and have a small hope that one will succeed.
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