Just a question, what if South Africa had decided, in an effort to boost national morale, as well as justify the merits of their apartheid society, joined the race to moon?
Just a question, what if South Africa had decided, in an effort to boost national morale, as well as justify the merits of their apartheid society, joined the race to moon?
Seriously, South Africa probably could have put a satellite into orbit if they really put the effort into it, but beyond that would be beyond their ability.
I'm sorry, I pictured in my mind a certain skit from the Muppet Show in the 1970s and the announcer introducing it:
"Boers in Spaceeeee!!!!
They had not enough money or technical knowledge or industrial basis for that.
It pursued a nuclear program OTL, there's enough technical knowledge to do a space program.
The industrial capacity and economic ability on the other hand are problems that South Africa gets after the end of Apartheid.
I'm sorry, I pictured in my mind a certain skit from the Muppet Show in the 1970s and the announcer introducing it:
"Boers in Spaceeeee!!!!"
Seriously, South Africa probably could have put a satellite into orbit if they really put the effort into it, but beyond that would be beyond their ability.
I did the same thing.![]()
It pursued a nuclear program OTL, there's enough technical knowledge to do a space program.
The industrial capacity and economic ability on the other hand are problems that South Africa gets after the end of Apartheid.
Quite. You notice that lots of countries have launched satellites into space (ranging as far down in size as Israel), while only 3 countries have launched a human into space (US, USSR, China), and only one has ever gotten a man to the moon - and no one's gone there since I was in high school.Race to the moon is one thing while sending missile in space or satellite in low orbit is another.
Just a question, what if South Africa had decided, in an effort to boost national morale, as well as justify the merits of their apartheid society, joined the race to moon?