By Naman Arora
Bahrain's first-ever satellite will be launched into orbit from the International Space Station today, after having arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) at the end of last year.
Light-1 will be launched from the Japanese section of the ISS alongside another satellite designed to detect terrestrial gamma rays.
The Light-1 satellite – a joint project between Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency (NSSA), UAE Space Agency, Khalifa University and New York University Abu Dhabi – will be used to conduct research during lightning storms, that will help civil aviation safety experts in future.
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