Socio-cultural beliefs have much influence on a country's venture into space. The first stages of socialization are thefamily and the immediate environment. Children influenced by this environment grow up with the beliefs and concernsof these environments. These children grow up to be teachers, scientists and policy makers. Even when exposed tomodern science and discoveries, many hold on to their early beliefs and fears. Hence, the myths and legends are passeddown to the younger generation, who grow up to be adults; the cycle continues within the country. This is especiallyseen in the space sector. While some cultures promote wide thinking, innovation and exploration; others do not. Anunderstanding of the beliefs, fears and concerns of a society will enable a better approach towards the enlightenment andeducation of such people. Pervasive knowledge mobilization of the society in space benefits is able to spur nationalparticipation and put in place supportive policies that could propel the national space programmes. This paper is anadventure into the beliefs of some socio-cultural groups in Nigeria and how such knowledge can be used to mobilizetheir support for, and interest in space activities.
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