Category Archives: Africa

Science Fiction’s Preoccupation With Privacy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science Fiction’s Preoccupation With Privacy. Two ambitious new novels build techno-futures in which surveillance offers disturbing new threats. Argentine and Zambian writers. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/surveillance-science-fiction-colonializing-force/587863/

The African nation of Zambia had spaceflight aspirations, and although fascinating, had limited success.

The African nation of Zambia had spaceflight aspirations, and although fascinating, had limited success. I found this interesting article while doing research about my country, Zambia. It looks like the U.S. and USSR were not the only countries interested in space travel. A elementary school science teacher set up a space program in Zambia and hoped to send his students to the Moon and Mars!