Lebanon’s Forgotten Space Race: The Lebanese Rocket Society Story

Описание: Discover the remarkable story of how a small team of students and professors in Lebanon defied the odds to build a real rocket programme. In this video we explore the rise and fall of the Lebanese Rocket Society, led by Manoug Manougian — from cardboard-and-metal prototypes in Beirut, to rockets reaching the edge of space, and ultimately to suppression by global geopolitics.

You’ll learn:

how the Lebanese Rocket Society was founded, with minimal funding but big vision

the key rocket launches (including the impressive Cedar-4 reaching ~145 km)

how politics, military interests and regional tensions derailed what could have been a major technological leap for Lebanon and the Arab world

the broader lessons about ambition, innovation, how one person + team can move mountains—even when resources are scarce

why this story matters today in the context of new space programmes, geopolitics, and smaller nations trying to break into high-tech

and ultimately: what was lost when the programme shut down, and what we can learn moving forward

Whether you’re into rockets, cold war era history, Middle East science history or innovation-stories against the odds — this one has it all.