British 13 year old boy launched a homemade satellite into space
Phoenix Technology News October 22, 2012 news, according to the daily mail of the UK, bide college in Brice, Northumbria County The 13 year old British boy Alexander Forsyth (Alexander Forsythe) successfully launched a man-made satellite into space. The high-tech sensors on this satellite collect data of solar radiation and atmospheric fluctuations in space.
Alexander spent 5 days together with a doctoral student at the University of Newcastle to design the solar sensor to collect the performance of solar panels in space. They named the satellite Pong-sat. In addition to sensors, the satellite is equipped with a microchip. Finally, the sounding helium balloon sent the satellite into space.