Mauren Williams

Mrs. Williams, World Geography

1/23/15

AFRICA2MOON

Despite the many hardships that Africa is currently

expieriencing, technological researchers from all over the
continent have joined together in order to launch a space
prope to the moon called Africa2Moon. The Foundation for
Space Development South Africa were the founders of the
project. The idea of this was to inspire the children of Africa
to "reach for the stars" to pull Africa forward in its science.
"We aim to inspire, to educate and then once the mission
has started, to do reasearch and science," said
organization's chief executive Jonathan Weltman.
By the end of January this team hopes to raise $150,000 to
fund their first step. $21,000 have already been donated by
excited natives. Backed by much of the world, many
countries have already launched satelites to help collect
data for the team. If everything goes according to plan,
Africa2Moon will launch in 2018. Criticism and sceptics have
followed this entire endevour but these scientists are

continuing to follow through with their plan.

I think that this is a wonderful opportunity for Africa to be
ahead in recent technological advancements. Maybe this will
be followed with medical funding. If the Africa2Moon mission
succeeds, it will be a much needed triumph for Africa.

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