Indian Artist Sends Miniature Sculptures to Space

An artist from Warangal, India, named Ajay Kumar Mattewada, has created tiny sculptures of three famous scientists: C.V. Raman, Vikram Sarabhai, and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

These sculptures are so small that they fit inside the eye of a sewing needle.

Mattewada spent about 140 hours making these sculptures using special materials like gold, silver, and ceramic powder.

These tiny artworks were then placed inside a small gold rocket and sent into space on a bigger rocket called Vikram-1.

The rocket was launched from Sriharikota and is now traveling in a low Earth orbit.

This is the first time an Indian artist's work has gone to space, making it a very special achievement.