A very Glad news for India's Himachal Pradesh state students and other parents is that approximate 60 student from Dalhousie Public School डलहौज़ी National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
In brief The Dalhousie introduction:
- Dalhousie a famous hill station and popular tourist spot in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh.
- Dalhousie is built on and around five hills. It is
surrounded by the beautiful scenery of snow-capped peaks.Dalhousie in winter
- Dalhousie is situated at 6000-9000 feet above sea level.
- Best vacation time is in the summer, and the peak tourist season is from May to September.
- You also Found the Scottish and Victorian architecture in bungalows and churches in the town.
- Approximate 60 students from a Himachal Pradesh school from Dalhousie are ready to visit US space agency NASA's centres in December month .
- They went there to study robotic.
- Nuances involved in designing a space shuttle as per resource.
A statement by Principal G.S. Dhillon of the school :
- Students of Dalhousie Public School, located in Chamba district
- They leave for the US Dec 9 for a 10-day visit to the NASA Space Center at Houston Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- It is also possible to scheduled the visit to Florida-based Kennedy Space Centre's shuttle landing facility, in order to study vehicle assembly building system.
- The Kennedy Space Center is a unit of NASA.
Participated Classes:
- The selected students are from Classes 6 to 10.
- They will be accompanied by four teachers.
DURATION:
- Total duration of the VISIT is 10-days.
- The student got a chance to crawl through rocket tunnels, lunch with astronauts, interact with scientists at the beating heart of NASA
- and visit the "Hall of Fame".
Another
- All student with NASA also visit to the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, a huge pool constructed to experience weightlessness, the first step of getting the feel of being in space.
- " They will also get a chance to launch it themselves in the Rover Obstacle Course "
- All the participants of Himacal Pradesh : awarded certificates from the Kennedy Space Centre and souvenirs from the astronauts.
- After the conclusion of the programme at the Kennedy Space Centre, the students will also have the opportunity to visit Hollywood studios, Orlando, New York.
Source:TOI, NASA
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