Mandla maseko wikipedia

Mandla Maseko from South Africa whose dream was to become the first African to travel to space has died in a motor accident.

He beat a million people to win a sub-orbital trip that could have seen him become the first black African in space.

Maseko, popularly known as Spaceboy and Afronaut, was one of 23 people who won a seat on a trip to space.

That trip was being sponsored by the Axe Apollo Space Academy.

The space flight scheduled to be an hour-long sub-orbital trip on the Lynx Mark II spaceship was yet to happen.

His family’s spokesperson Sthembile Shabangu said in statement on Sunday that “It is with deep sadness that the Maseko family confirms that Mandla Maseko tragically passed away in a bike accident last night, July 6 2019.”

The statement added that “Maseko will be sorely missed.

May Mandla Maseko’s kind and beautiful soul rest in eternal peace.”

Maseko, 30, grew up in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. He