NASA has launched the world’s smallest and lightest satellite, dubbed KalamSat, which was built by an Indian teen Rifath Sharook. The launch of the satellite was accomplished on 21 June 2017 from Wallops Island. The total flight time of the rocket was 240 minutes post launch. The satellite was separated 125 minutes after lift-off and […]
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KalamSat: Indian Teen Rifath Sharook Builds the World’s ‘lightest satellite’
An Indian teen has made the country proud by building the world’s lightest and smallest satellite for the American Space Agency NASA. Dubbed KalamSat, this satellite was created via 3D printing and is named after India’s former president and nuclear scientist, APJ Abdul Kalam. Rifath Sharook, 18, comes from Tamil Nadu’s Pallapatti area, and his […]
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