Man set to be first black African astronaut dies in motorbike crash
A South African man Mandla Maseko who won the chance to be the first black African in space has died in a motorbike accident before turning his dream into reality.
His family says Maseko, was killed on Saturday.
In 2013, the South African air force member beat one million entrants to win one of 23 places at a space academy in the US.
Many of those paying tribute to Maseko on social media remembered his nicknames fondly.