[New post] Afronauts, Photos Inspired by Zambia’s Forgotten Cold War Space Program

New post on Laughing Squid Afronauts, Photos Inspired by Zambia’s Forgotten Cold War Space Program by EDW Lynch "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. Here's a short clip on Nkoloso's program via British TV channel Sky1: http://youtu.be/M9Do3dz9TR0 via Wired EDW Lynch | April 23, 2012 at 5:13 pm | Categories: History, Photography, Space | URL: http://wp.me/p4t6s-DTo Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://laughingsquid.com/afronauts-photos-inspired-by-zambias-forgotten-cold-war-space-program/