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“Afronauts”, photos inspired by Zambia’s amateur Cold War space program

“Afronauts” by Spanish photographer Cristina De Middel is a fictional photo essay inspired by the true story of Zambian school teacher and eccentric Edward Makuka Nkoloso, who started an unofficial amateur space program in his home country in 1964, during the height of the Space Race.

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posted 30 April, 2012
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