Especially because it diminishes his achievement. In some other African countries, building your own rocket is not such a big deal. South Africa, for instance,

Especially because it diminishes his achievement. In some other African countries, building your own rocket is not such a big deal. South Africa, for instance, has its own amateur rocketry association [0], has shops specialising in rocket parts and once had a LEO space launcher and ICBM programme that was cancelled with the end of Apartheid. There are dozens of amateurs building serious rockets. It's far more impressive to me that this guy is Congolese and operating without any of that supporting infrastructure or shared knowledge. The headline removes needed context and makes the story seem less interesting than it really is. [0]: http://www.rocketry.org.za http://www.rocketry.org.za