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An image of the SD SAT with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photograph on it
(Space Kidz India)
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t the end of this month, a nano satellite built indigenously by an inclusive team of young Indian science students will blast off into space carrying a portrait of prime minister Narendra Modi, a copy of the Hindu religious scripture Bhagavad Gita, and the names of 25,000 people.
The lead scientist behind the project is a man named Rifath Shaarook, a 22-year-old physics grad who spoke to
The Independent about the mission that seeks to inspire a younger generation to build up India’s footprint in space technology, currently out of reach for millions in the country.