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Born and raised in Mensura, Satellite Aregay went to Primary and Junior schools in Mensura sub-zone. Since there wasn’t any secondary school in her locality, she joined Aqordet Boarding School to begin a decisive journey that paved the road to her success. Her parents supported her to excel at school. She is now head of the Veterinary Science Department at Halhale Agricultural Dairy Farm.
Let’s begin with your name. Why did your parents call you Satellite?
My father was a freedom fighter. He was listening to radio programs while he was in the trenches and he learned about satellites and other technological breakthroughs in the 1980s. This was an overwhelming experience for him and he vowed to his friends in the battle fields that he would name his first born child “Satellite” – a human Satellite. He believed very strongly that if human made artificial satellite is making huge contribution in communications, aviation and military works, there is no reason why their