Record No.
MRB-2026-007081
Site of One of Africa's First Attempted National Space Programs
Technology & Innovation
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Record Holder
Edward Makuka Nkoloso / Zambia National Academy of Science, Space Research and Philosophy
Zambia
Category
Technology & Innovation
Country
Zambia
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ZM )
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Record Description
In 1964, science teacher Edward Makuka Nkoloso founded an unofficial national academy aiming to train Zambian astronauts for missions to the Moon and Mars, making it one of the earliest documented African space initiatives.
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