In the 1960s, a college professor and his group of students were determined to build and launch rockets into space. And so, they did. In this episode of “Kerning Cultures,” a story about the first-ever rocket launched from the Arab world into space.
This episode was produced by Tamara Rasamny with editorial support from Dana Ballout, Zeina Dowidar, Alex Atack, Nadeen Shaker and Hebah Fisher; sound design by Mohamed Khreizat; and fact-checking by Zeina Dowidar. Bella Ibrahim is our marketing manager. “Kerning Cultures” is a Kerning Cultures Network production.
*[This podcast was produced by the Kerning Cultures Network. Fair Observer is a media partner of Kerning Cultures.]
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