By Dickson OmobolaRecently, a United States-based lawyer, Mr Owolabi Salis, became the first Nigerian to travel to space. He was one of the six passengers on Blue Origin’s NS-33 mission, which launched from West Texas on June 29, 2025. In this interview conducted on Your View, a TVC programme, he narrated his experience.
Excerpts:How did travelling to space feel? What made you try it? Were you not scared?I was actually not scared. I went on the journey. It was a pilgrimage.
I believe that pilgrimage is not limited to a particular region. I have been doing a lot of travelling.I have been to over 100 countries.
I have been to very important places on our planet. I have been to the South Pole, I have been to the North Pole, I have been to Greenland. I have visited over 100 places.
And when you do such travels, it is good to observe the culture. You look at the forests of the places. Let us assume you come to Nigeria, you will see the city, then you go into the culture and the forest.
You observe all that the Lord has created in various places. After taking a tour of the South Pole, I took a tour of the North Pole, Greenland and so many other places. I just decided to do a pilgrimage to space.
So, I submitted my name.And they called, they accepted me and I paid. I wholly believe that pilgrimage is not limited to a particular region.
Pilgrimage is to observe the beauties of the planet and beyond. The more you see, the more spiritual standing you have.In many of your interviews, yo.
