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| South African DJ To Be First Black African In Space by AskProf: 7:41am On Jan 02, 2014 |
Mandla Maseko, a 25-year-old disc jockey living in a South African township, hopes to defy the laws of physical and political gravity by becoming the first black African in space, according to report in Report in TheGuardian. He is one 23 young people who beat out a million other applicants from around the world to win the Lynx Apollo Space Academy competition. The prize: to be blasted 62 miles into orbit aboard a Lynx Mark II shuttle in 2015. Maseko was among three South Africans – one black, one white, one of Indian origin – selected from 85,000 hopefuls, who traveled to the U.S. this month to attend a space camp in Orlando. They joined more than 100 international contestants in challenges that included assault courses, skydiving, air combat and G-force training, building and launching a rocket, and a written aptitude test. http://afkinsider.com/35167/first-black-african-in-space/ The judges included Astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
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| Re: South African DJ To Be First Black African In Space by lildray(m): 7:55am On Jan 02, 2014 |
First black african! This is crazy |
| Re: South African DJ To Be First Black African In Space by rill: 8:46am On Jan 02, 2014 |
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| Re: South African DJ To Be First Black African In Space by Youngsage: 9:12am On Jan 02, 2014 |
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| Re: South African DJ To Be First Black African In Space by AskProf: 11:13am On Jan 02, 2014 |
lildray: First black african! This is crazy Yes, 1st African was Mark Richard Shuttleworth... See photos... "He gained worldwide fame on 25 April 2002 as the second self-funded space tourist and the first-ever South African in space... He payed approximately US$ 20 million for the voyage which included eight days stay at the International Space Station. In order to participate in the flight, Shuttleworth had to undergo one year of training and preparation, including seven months spent in Star City, Russia."
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