News: No Space-lambs allowed posted on May 14, 2002 The goal of creating South Africa's first space lamb will not be reached, following the government's refusal to give a University of Stellenbosch research team permission to transplant the live "space" embryos into sheep. Provincial agriculture, tourism and gambling minister Johan Gelderblom said that no guarantees could be provided that would have ensured the disease free status of the embryos. Read more.