Oyana Boro

Oyana Boro (born 1931, aged 92) is a retired Nambezi mwanaanga (Swahili for astronaut) and physicist. She is often credited as the first human, as well as, the first African and female to achieve spaceflight. However, her flight in January 1961 was just below the height given by the Kaman line to be considered a true astronaut. Her flight is still widely regarded as a feat of ingenuity and determination by a non-superpower nation.
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