By Ifreke Inyang
Owolabi Salis, a politician and lawyer, has become the first Nigerian to travel to space. Salis was aboard the Blue Origin鈥檚 NS-33 mission, which took off from West Texas on Sunday, June 29. The 10-minute flight, which crossed the K谩rm谩n line also had Carl Kuehner, Jim Sitkin, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno Jr., and Allie Kuehner on board. It reached a peak altitude of 105.2 kilometres. Salis, before embarking on the trip, said that the mission was “more than just a trip into space”. He described it as a “spiritual journey, a call to inspire future generations”. Salis has previously entered the history books as the first Black African to travel to both the Arctic and Antarctic in the same season.