Can you imagine Zimbabwe running a space agency?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/f...aunches-a-space.html

Zimbabwe launches a space agency to modernize and revive its economy

Zimbabwe has launched a space agency as part of a trifecta of new schemes announced this week, aimed at helping the southern African country industrialize and modernize itself. The Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency is intended to contribute to the country’s capabilities in agriculture, disease surveillance, infrastructure management, mineral exploration and wildlife conservation, according to state-run newspaper The Herald. Alongside the space agency, Zimbabwe also inaugurated a National Critical Skills Audit, aimed at identifying skills deficits and surpluses in different sections of the economy, as well as a National Qualifications Framework, which will regulate educational qualifications in the country. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Monday that the initiatives would “serve as a catalyst for our country’s international competitiveness and growth.” He added that the government would set aside 1 percent of its gross domestic product to support research and development. ...

They will make history!

Knowing how well Zimbabwe politicians have been running the country, it will be the first time in history a space rocket turns into a submarine, as I understand the base will on the shores of Lake Kariba!

A new term will be known in space exploration as “ horizontally launched space craft!”

Their out of this world already.


dave

Well, the first catch will be it's based on its GDP.. Does Zim even have a GDP anymore?

“We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man...”