(South) Africa Enters the Space Race

The BBC reports that South Africa has entered the "space race" with a billion Rand satellite launched from Kazachstan recently. One can surely be elated over the many advantages of the program, but with a staggering unemployment rate of 22% in SA, it all becomes a wee bit dumb. Could these resources not be better spent on bio-technology and other sciences directlybeneficial to a needy population that has to be fed.