Kalamsat : A Satellite made by an 18 Year Old Indian Scientist

Rifath Sharook an 18 year old from Tamil Nadu's Pallapatti town became the youngest Indian Scientist after inventing the world's smallest and the lightest satellite. The satellite " Kalamsat " is a pocket-sized cube made out of carbon fibre weighing less than 100gm. The interesting aspect about the satellite is that it works pretty well and is to be launched by NASA in United States in the month of June.

The satellite was actually made as a part of the NASA's competition project 'cubes in space'. This invention made him the first Indian whose invention is being launched by NASA. The satellite is named after the former President and the Missile Man of India "DR A. P. J. Abdul Kalam".

A Picture of the "KalamSat",

The satellite is made using 3D printing technique, A technique which still is in the developing phase worldwide. The main purpose of the satellite is to test the durability of carbon fibre in space along with the behaviour of 3D-printed structures which would help the scientists for further inventions making economically viable.


This is not the first invention of Rifath Sharook, at the age 15 he invented a ballon of helium- filled weather as a part of the competition in Chennai, Proving that age doesn't matter to create something innovative.

As,we know that curiosity and imagination is not limited as the human's determination and spirit. We need to push ourselves to and beyond the boundries and create the impossible.


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