# Artists retell Zambia's decades-old mission to reach space

A new art project by African artists recounts Zambia's little-known 1960s space program, which aimed to put the first African on the Moon. The work frames the ambitious effort as a Pan-African story of creativity and resistance to colonial-era narratives.

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- [The Guardian Culture](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/07/circus-zambia-afronauts-wake-the-beast-underbelly-edinburgh-fringe) — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:17 GMT