
The probe was built by Rifath Sharook, an 18 year old student from Pallapatti, Tamil Nadu, India, as a part of a competition, named as - ‘Cubes in Space’. This contest was jointly organised by NASA and another organisation ‘I Doodle Learning’ which is a global education company. This will be the first time when a space probe, that was made by an Indian student will be launched by NASA.
The weight of the probe is just 64 grams and it is fitted in a 4 centimeters cube. The probe is composed of 3-D printed reinforced carbon fibre polymer. Part of the components were supplied from India and other parts from abroad. The probe will be launched by a sub-orbital spaceflight. The expected time span of the mission (post flight) is 240 minutes. The tiny probe will be operated only for 12 minutes to demonstrate the performance of 3-D printed carbon fibre in a micro-gravity environment of space.
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