An Indian boy invented "the lightest satellite in the world"

An Indian teenager invented what he thought would be the world's lightest satellite and would be launched into orbit from a NASA facility in the United States in June.

The device, invented by Revath Sharrock, won a NASA-sponsored competition. It weighs about 64 grams.

The 18-year-old Indian boy said that the main purpose of his invention is to check the performance of the carbon fiber, made with three-dimensional printing. He told local media that his invention would be launched into space in an incomplete four-hour flight. During the flight, the light-weight satellite will work for 12 minutes in a space environment with little appeal.

The satellite, Kalam Sat, was named after former Indian president Abdul Kalam, one of the pioneers of aeronautics in India.

The little inventor comes from a small town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and works as a scientist at Space Kids India, based in the state capital of Chennai, an institution that promotes science and education among children and young people in India.

Source: BBC News