Indian teenager builds world’s smallest satellite

An 18-year-old teen in India has developed the world's lightest and smallest satellite, KalamSat, as part of a contest Cubes in Space, organised by US space agency, NASA and idoodlelearning Inc, a global education company.

Weighing just 0.1kg, the satellite has been built by Rifath Sharook, a 12th-grade student from Tamil Nadu's Pallapatti town, reports Zee News.

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Space Kidz India - Kalamsat 3D printed structure to be flown on CiS SR-4 @NASAWallops on June 22nd! pic.twitter.com/Kv8hVaJJUK

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[/twitter]The satellite, KalamSat, named after the former India President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, will be launched into space on June 21.

KalamSat, made of reinforced carbon fibre polymer and which is lighter than a smartphone, will be launched into space from a NASA facility in Wallops Island.

Source: Zee News