when i was a child, i used to walk at night counting the number of stars in the sky and used to wonder why don't i ever finished my counting. as i grew older i came to know that stars are like a sun, oh what have i said, i mean sun is a star which is closest to our planet than any of the other millions and millions of stars that exist in the universe(thanks to guys called Physicists). sometimes as a child, i dreamed if ever i get a chance to go to space but as i grew up i realized that going to space is not what i exactly want to do though it might sound really big. but yes even today, whenever i hear in news abt some astronaut going to space, it still gives me the same excitement as it was as a child. to become an astronaut is really a challenging task, not just because it requires multi-dimensional talent, but it requires a great management skills to use those talents.
so today, getting a chance to meet a NASA Astronaut was truly something which i never thought i would ever get in my life. it was really a honour, thanks to IIT Guwahati Techniche team 2009. his name is Mike Fincke (nam to suna hi hoga)and is a colonel of USAF too besides being an astronaut at NASA and holds the record of 365 days at space.he gave a nice lecture on life at space and how beautiful our planet looks from the space. it was a wonderful experience to get to know abt space from the mouth of the guy who has been there.it was really a life time experience, i dont know if ever i get such a chance more in my life.m falling short of words now(thats why i should not be journalist) and thank you Techniche,
jai ho Techniche
Hi, AB, I hav read all of ur views i interestingly i found many similarities with u. I also used to behav in the sam way what u did.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, i m also in lov of sky and stars and it may b a reason that i got excited whn i heard that sir Mike F wil com to iitg. I was also attned in that convrsation. I like d way he talks to us. He is also a funy guy. It way a dream that comes to b a real one in my life. On dat day i hang around a litle in side the campus. The envirnment is a fantastic one. I ride a cycle there,too. Its realy an amazing one. Thank u AB,for presenting ur experiances with us.
Good luck for ur future. Hav a happy an successful life.
Bye!...MRK