Not living in the stone age is one thing, but investing billions of dollars and attracting literally the smartest workers on earth is another thing. Generally a country is very large or has a long history of heavy industry to have a space agency.
Kenya gained independence as a colony in 1963 and have been in political turmoil ever since.
You don’t need billions of dollar to make a rocket, you need them to make them work reliably and safely. If all you want to do is to move in the general direction of space, the requirements are much lower.
Look up pictures of Nairobi. They’re not exactly living in the stone age
Not living in the stone age is one thing, but investing billions of dollars and attracting literally the smartest workers on earth is another thing. Generally a country is very large or has a long history of heavy industry to have a space agency.
Kenya gained independence as a colony in 1963 and have been in political turmoil ever since.
You don’t need billions of dollar to make a rocket, you need them to make them work reliably and safely. If all you want to do is to move in the general direction of space, the requirements are much lower.
Source: Played KSP.