Rabat, April 22 -- Moroccan students studying in Rabat and Fez have just completed the construction of two nano-satellites that will be launched into space in May to study the ozone layer and climate change.

The students are from the National School of Computer Science and Systems Analysis in the Mohammed V University in Rabat and the Private University of Fez.

The KSF Space Foundation announced that satellites built by students from universities in India, Mexico, and the United Kingdom will be launched alongside the Moroccan satellites.

The foundation will provide the universities with the space capsule that will bring the satellites into space.

The president of the foundation, Mohamed Kayyali, said in a statement that the capsule is...