A United States-based lawyer and politician, Chief Owolabi Salis, has become the first Nigerian to travel to space above the Karman line, boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space, located at an altitude of 100 kilometres above sea level.
The Blue Origin, which took the astronauts on the flight, touched back from the epic space adventure at the tarmac of the exotic space village in Western Texas.
Salis is the only black among the crew of astronauts. He said he dedicates this feat to victims of discrimination and civil rights violations. (TheNation)
