STEAM in History: Rifath Shaarook

Inventor • Scientist
Born 1999 • India

Shaarook and his team of young scientists designed the the world’s lightest sattalite at a mere 64 grams. The KalamSat was also the first sattelite to be completely 3D printed with reinforced carbon fibre.

His team included Tanishq Dwivedi, Vinay S. Bhardwaj, Yagna Sai, Mohammed Abdul Kashif and Gobi Nath.

Read more about Shaarook’s story in STEAM in History: Rifath Shaarookopen_in_new.

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