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Mandla Maseko dead in a motorcycle accident
He should have been the first "black" African astronaut
Mandla Maseko died in a motorcycle accident Mandla Maseko on Saturday evening. He should have been the first "black" African to fly in space. Nicknamed "Spaceboy", in 2014 the 30-year-old astronaut, who grew up in Mabopane near Pretoria, had beaten a million competitors by winning with 23 other candidates a journey through space offered by "Ax Apollo Space Academy".Maseko should have gone into space...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency