A former NASA astronaut, Charles Bolden, who visited Africa recently, on the importance of STEM education in the development of the space economy.
Major General Charles Bolden from South Carolina has been in the space industry since the 1980s. During his time as an astronaut, he served as the Administrator of NASA. In this capacity, Bolden oversaw the safe transition from three decades of space shuttle missions to a new era of exploration focused on the full utilization of the International Space Station (ISS), an unprecedented landing on Mars with the Curiosity Rover, the launch of a spacecraft to Jupiter, and continued progress toward the 2018 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Ahead of his visit to South Africa in November 2018, he spoke to FORBES AFRICA about his work in the space industry.
What does your visit to Africa entail?
My trip involves two countries; Ethiopia and South Africa. This will be my second time here in Ethiopia and my fourth time coming to South Africa… The purpose of coming is actually to try to promote STEM education among the youth and also to talk with business and government leaders about the potential of collaboration with the US in science and technology and also to develop a commercial interest in space.
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