This year, the first satellite designed by schoolchildren from Azerbaijan will be launched into orbit, Imran Mukhtarov, the head of the Space Academy under Azercosmos told journalists, APA-Economics reports.
He stated that the satellite will be launched via a SpaceX rocket: "750 schoolchildren from 41 schools participated in the project. The launch of a satellite into space with a SpaceX rocket at the end of the year, and its subsequent control, will make a great contribution to schoolchildren's exploration of innovations in the field of space science."