Faces Of Africa - Mukuka Nkoloso: The Afronaut
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- In the 1960s, Zambian patriot Edward Mukuka Nkoloso had a dream to launch a rocket that would send 12 astronauts, a girl and cats to the moon.
He hoped to beat the United States and Russia space programs at the height of the space race.
He took his "Afronauts" through strenuous training.
But due to lack of funding, his project never took off.
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He's one of my inspiration no matter happen you must fullfil your dream... No matter how hard or impossible to do just do it
obviously 😔
Have a dream but be realistic
I'd like to do the things elon musk does but thats never going happen
Ironically people remember to keep yourselfs grounded
What an inspiration... Even if he really was little out of reality... Mad if you want to call it. But the purpose itself, the optimism, the confidence... uffffffffff man!!! I love that guy.
@Read A book in this case the stupidity was aimed to a good and challenging endeavor. Day after day we see a lot of stupid actions without any worth motivation behind... So😁
he was born a madman but died a hero
As Founder of Zambia's First Space Company; IGNITOS SPACE. I'd like everyone to know that the sky is not the limit, and we need more people like Mr. Mukuka to dream big and come together to make Zambia the space hub of Africa!
He died with a dream. That was sad for my country.
We now awake they won't supress us again.
Fuck ... Just continue that dream .... Reach their .....
Afronut would be more apt
More like delusion, their space progam is pretty much what me and my friends playing when we were kids expecpt the pregnancy.
LMAO
Dream of bullshit!
He is the most epicest man to ever have lived. I really wish that the world history changed and Zambia won the space race.
His Aim was good but the way he chose was weird....
One day his dream will come true 🎈
this s the funniest story ı have ever heard
i swear,,i lost it
The poor guy had a dream which he could not achieve he wanted his country to reach space 💔 it's the effort which counts
We also laugh about European "History".
@@INDIOBRAVOO just because he said that you can't insult his culture. European history is very rich and interesting
@@infogames2724 Star Wars too
People also laughed at the Wright Brothers.
I love the confidence of this man, we need such personalities in our societies
When Africa launches a rocket to the moon, we should name it in his honour.
Its a dream ..it will.come true in next 70 years
He wanted to Launch a Rocket in his National Stadium to Mars the people watching would have been incinerated 💥👥🚀🔥
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fun Fact....
Nkoloso wrote letters to many Western Governments and even the United Nations asking for donations... which ranged from few thousand dollars to millions of dollars... But he received none. The only documented donation that he received was a INR 10 rupees note from a young individual from INDIA...
I myself as an Indian who have lived and worked in Africa, know the potential of Africans.
Your kindness is unparalleled to any other on this planet, ur Tenacity is superhuman, ur strength is envious... The only thing that pulls your people down is infighting... Africa is ONE, Africans are ONE...
The day you guys will believe in it, the world will bow down before Africa...
We as Indians, we overcame that, and we are on the Moon... aren't we? Love Africa ❤
Who is here to steal Edwards's secret technology ?
🤣🤣🤣
Why stop on Moon or Mars? With visionaries like this we shall reach intergalactic travel!
Way to go Afronauts!
Great story
This should be made into a movie in the style of 'Cool Runnings' 😀
Welcome to the real wakanda
The Dunning-Kruger effect in action!
Wow! Now that's a great human being. He was a leader in his time, showing you can have dreams, because dreams are the beginning of reality, in which we can reach the stars in many different ways. What a wonderful man of vision ❤, as to quality and dignity of not only human development but also societal development in which all human being have dreams and vision of a better world. Many people, especially African Americans never even heard of this man. That's because the less African Americans know about individuals such as this man, the more we stay in the dark (confused and lost). This man should have been a great hero to not only African Americans but all people as well. There is a lack of scholarly literatures out in the world that recognize this man as a great human leader with visions of development for Africans and all people.
I am curious if people in his tribe of afronauts at least tried learning maths, physics, chemistry etc or was it just roleplaying air plane piloting training that i also thought of when i was 3 year old and rolled down the stairs, first step teached not to roll without something to hold on. Does this provide anything to anybody or you see village moron teaching others how bark at dogs. Talking to black africans, is it inspirational as i think i might if Iconsider he was comedian and not idiot.
We currently researching for our SPACE-FRIDAY series for African space projects and would like to ask you for the source of the original material of the Zambia space program (1964). Thank you very much for your help and support 😀
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@@chsar924 Thank you very much for the link 😀
@@nemethstarproductions No problem 😊
Nkolosoz mind landed on Mars 🙏 rip
Edward Mukuka, evitemos olvidar a este personaje visionario de la historia de la carrera espacial.
Wakanda will be a reality oneday.
Wakanda forever.. !
Black and white footage of Wakanda; circa 1960's
these were brains that were supressed
I didn't see no brains
@@noonecares5340 yeah 😂 some desperate brains attempting to squirrel away UN money.
but UN had brains.
@@noonecares5340 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The guy was simply insane.
Poor mad man.
Respect.
I always get inspired on this one; I will make it.
This is so funny and sad at same time, seeing us, humankind, cheering and celebrating an obvious stupidity.
The point isn't the stupidity. It's the willingness to dream, the willingness to strive. No matter how impossible nor how far fetched, can you say you've lived if you've never attempted what you know in your heart you were meant to do. No matter where you're from or how dire your circumstances, it's our ability to dream which creates Empires.
it is one of the racial issues in modern life.. if you are white/ asian or any race other than his race.. we will be labelled racist for uttering the obvious truth..
Korolev looked and sounded stupid too until what he was saying actually worked🙄
Real black history 😂
This is the true way mankind should have entered its space age. a 16 year old school girl and 16 cats landing on mars!
Some dreams!
Unfortunately it went all down hill when the 12 catonaut rocket scientists left the project.
13:42 Now we know where Elon Musk stole the idea for Starship especially the nosecone.
Elon Musk should be sued for stealing all those ideas and more so for stealing the dream ! #DestinationMARS
The Chinese government should help fund Zambia's dreams, in whole or in part.
WAIT... wikipedia says its MAKUKA with A... i dont know what to believe omg im getting crazyyyyyyyyyyyyy
As a Zambian it should be Mukuka
This guy was really ambitious..did his rocket launch though? Even in testing?
They tried it once using catapult,
in memory of HAVC80
Such a cool dude
I agree, I give him cudos for having a legit effort to get to the moon, despite the technology limitations and the world choosing not to take him seriously
(Considering Great Britain had space ambitions and the money to do it but bailed out in the early 1970’s, it kind of shows they were wrong to point and laugh at Zambia whom didn’t have the money or tech, but did try and Nkoloso took his efforts seriously).
@@MrKenichi22 Exactly. You never know how things will turn out, so why not just give it a shot
We was afronauts n sheit
i was thinking this was a joke. seems like is not :))
I like the take Kalenga has (a student interviewed). Take the inspirational good points from Nkoloso. My only hang-up is the lack of maths and physics (or perhaps starting with model rockets to give a visual representation to wind resistance, fuel to weight ratios, course trajectories)
Adding the actual understanding of science and engineering would've made the crazy far less batshit and a bit more substantial a more tangible dream than hoisting children up in an oil drum and pretending that's a rocket.
(Like I said, sentiment 👍 execution👎)
Kalenga was speaking briefly around 10:12
Does his writings still available
this shit is the funniest have ever seen
he did as well as all the others getting to the moon........way cheeper
😂😂😂
Funny but kinda sand
He resembles Kodak Black
What joint he smoked - was too heavy though
Why didn't they read any books on basic physics, aerospace technology and propulsion systems? It's not a big deal for a country to build a basic sounding rocket with the help of collective effort. That's what India did and we are a benchmark in space technology.
Dimag bhi hona chahiye uske liye jo in kale logo mai nahi hota
How tf u compare a country of 20 million like zambia to a country of more than a billion like India
@@realzhella6817 population doesn't matter
#blessed on your status don't make you blessed in the real world bro.
This is embarrassing…
Poor Elon Musk!
Is this a Joke??
This is a joke.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
How about u limit your your"dream" to putting food on the table? GFY pepperdog181@gmail.com
Can anybody here be my mommy for the night
scientist. sure. I agree this is cute and all. But scientist? that's takin apiss at the real scientists who study all their lives.
Western people always think tht they r superior race and no one else has the right to dream..at least he dare to dream..like so indians were also mocked for their ambition pf space now see where are we..#isro
Still no single sign of a space program in Africa, you got one thing right though, it really is a dream, that is to say it's isn't reality.
VI LOST ZULUL
They probably tape together several hundred roman candles and light them all at once as a propulsion system. Theyre so ignorant that they dont even realize theyre galactically stupid. Its sad, hilarious, and scary all at the same damn time.
What a joke
lol it's so cute seeing a third world country trying to science. Metal cylinders for rockets without any engine. Using tire swings to simulate weightlessness. It's like watching a child sitting in a box pretending it's a car or a plane. It's so adorable...or at least it would be if they weren't grown adults.But yeah, go ahead and praise the child for pretending to be an astronaut.