Uganda launches bid to lead Africa into Space

becost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_alq3fnbrI

My name is URL

At least they have a space program

lkionm

What uganda do about it

Richard Hillman

What will the pilot do with his poo-poo?

Celly Smunt

Richard Hillman wrote: »

What will the pilot do with his poo-poo?

They eat da poo poo.

Ace Attorney

Richard Hillman wrote: »

What will the pilot do with his poo-poo?

edit: beat to it

Sofiztikated

The first email I get about some space prince* that wants to give me a bazillion space dollars and some property on Venus, there's going to be trouble.

*I know Uganda isn't Nigeria, but same rules apply.

CarlDunne1979

Planet of the apes? :pac:

Dr Turk Turkelton

Wonder how much "aid" we give Uganda these days?
Ah I remember the days when they were only buying fighter jets with it.

spank_inferno

Ireland should get at least some of the credit.

What with all the money we've given to their airforce over the years.

Riddle101

South Park Mexican Space Program comes to mind here.

Yakult

At least our space program is better.. oh wait.

apollo8

Riddle101 wrote: »

South Park Mexican Space Program comes to mind here.

Mind you the USA can ill afford to laugh at other Nations,its own space programme is in dissaray and cost over runs.
Earliest date NASA will launch its own astronauts again is 2017(slipped already from 2015)

A complete fcuk up

Ruudi_Mentari

"Like a monkey; ready to be shot into space. Space Monkey!"

becost

Thatdoesnt looksafe tome AHHHHHHH wrote: »

edit: beat to it

The dance remix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On3etueeGIg

Riddle101

apollo8 wrote: »

Mind you the USA can ill afford to laugh at other Nations,its own space programme is in dissaray and cost over runs.
Earliest date NASA will launch its own astronauts again is 2017(slipped already from 2015)

A complete fcuk up

It costs a awful lot of money to send people into space. It's because of the costs, that the US no longer goes to the moon. They deemed it too expensive and unnecessary. So yeah, I don't think the US government is really that interested in sending people to space anytime soon. Might explain why their space program is in dissaray as you said.

The Backwards Man

There's already been an African in space.

apollo8

Riddle101 wrote: »

It costs a awful lot of money to send people into space. It's because of the costs, that the US no longer goes to the moon. They deemed it too expensive and unnecessary. So yeah, I don't think the US government is really that interested in sending people to space anytime soon. Might explain why their space program is in dissaray as you said.

NASA is still spending a massive amount of money but it is spread too thin over each of the projects,as a result all are falling behind.
They recently signed a new contract buying seats until 2017 on Russian built Soyuz to bring their astronauts to and from the space station.

Jamie Starr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfz9O_mSY1U

Capt'n Midnight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rocket_launch_sites#Africa

Stuff has been launched into orbit from Algerian and Kenya
Sub-orbital tests from Libya and Congo


http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/otrag.htm