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Mandla Maseko, one of 23 people who won a seat during a space trip sponsored by Axis Apollo Space Academy, reportedly died in a motorcycle accident last night. , July 6, 2019. Maseko, commonly known as Spaceboy and Afronaut his death would have been the first black African in space, after beating more than a million people to win the suborbital journey.
"It is with deep sadness that the Maseko family has confirmed the tragic death of Mandla Maseko in a bicycle accident on the night of July 6, 2019," said spokesman Sthembile Shabangu on Sunday.
"Maseko will be missed a lot. May the beautiful and beautiful soul of Mandla Maseko rest in eternal peace. "
This 30-year-old South African Air Force officer candidate grew up in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. It was to be part of the suborbital one-hour trip on the Lynx Mark II spacecraft.
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