---
title: "Space Oddity"
type: "ImageObject"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Madam & Eve"
author: "Stephen Francis and Rico"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/stephen-francis-and-rico/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-04-09-space-oddity/"
published: "2026-04-09T19:58:02"
updated: "2026-04-09T22:10:23"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Space Oddity

By Stephen Francis and Rico · Published 9 April 2026, 21:58 SAST · Updated 10 April 2026, 00:10 SAST

[View the cartoon on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-04-09-space-oddity/)

## Content

![Space Oddity](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/attachments/2990/DMSpaceProgramme2000px_828155.jpg)