First African in Space
Many will be eagerly awaiting news of Mark Shuttleworth's arrival at the space station. Shuttleworth will be the first African to have travelled into space. Read this article to find out where to get more news about his extra-terrestrial journey, and when to watch the skie for a glimpse of the space station while he is there.
The aptly-named Shuttleworth will be launching into space on Friday. The Johannesburg PLanetarium has informed me that the launch has been delayed until 8:30 South African time.
He will arrive on Saturday - watch for evening sightings in Southern skies from Sunday (thanks to Dr Claire Flanagan, director of Wits PLanetarium). Check the planetarium's web site for times which will be posted on Friday (in case the shuttle orbit changes), or you can go to www.heavens-above.com for times and
where-to-look. Easier sightings are ones with lower "mag".
Mark Shuttleworth has a web-site here.DSTV are showing material from the NASA channel on channel 38.
Hamba Kahle Mark!