On April 25, 2002, Mark Shuttleworth became the first African in space. The United States and Russia may be the forerunners of space research but African countries also have their own space ambitions.

Here are some resources on Africa's space quest so far:
http://www.space.gov.za/
http://www.nasrda.org/
http://www.africaninspace.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Egypt_To_Launch_First_Scientific_Satellite_In_Late_2007_999.html

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