Unguja. In the quiet village of Chwaka-Tunguu, about 15 kilometres east of Stone Town, rusty metal structures, buried cables, and concrete slabs overgrown with vegetation are all that remain of a once-pivotal hub in the United States’ race to space.
Little known to many Zanzibaris—and almost forgotten by history—the island played a critical role in America’s early manned space exploration efforts through the installation of a ground station for NASA’s Project Mercury.
