First Nigerian shortlisted to fly to space reveals why he registered for the rising star programme

10:03 - 30 August 2015

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Osonuga who was recently shortlisted as one of the thirty people around the world contesting to travel to space, spoke to Pulse TV about why he registered for the rising star programme.

The Rising Star programme, which launched at the One Young World Summit 2014 in Dublin is the preeminent global forum for young leaders, that was launched as a global search for young icons of the future. The programme also intends to catapult them onto the international stage and into space – upon the XCOR Lynx® Spacecraft.

Osonuga who was recently shortlisted as one of the thirty people around the world contesting to travel to space, spoke to Pulse TV about why he registered for the rising star programme and what the programme is all about.

Watch the Pulse video below.