Mukuka Nkoloso, an African indigenous scientist worth remembering

Mukuka Nkoloso was a Zambian patriot and one of the country's freedom fighters for Zambia's independence in the 1960s. However, Mutale Nkoloso had even greater ambitions. His dream was to take 12 Afronauts short for African Astronauts, a space girl and two cats to Mars.

He founded his own Space Academy 7 miles from Lusaka. Nkoloso hoped to beat the United States and Russia space programs at the height of the space race.

Nkoloso sought funding from Russia and partnership with Americans but he never succeeded. He also sought funding from UNESCO but he never got any response. He nonetheless continued to train his students.