Haryana boy selected for NASA programme

September 19, 2013 02:51 am | Updated June 02, 2016 01:15 pm IST - Chandigarh:

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda blesses Ashish Yadav from Mahendergarh District, selected by the NASA for its astronaut training programme.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda blesses Ashish Yadav from Mahendergarh District, selected by the NASA for its astronaut training programme.

A Haryana student has been selected for a three-year astronaut training programme of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the U.S.

Ashish Kumar, from Dhaulera village of Mahendergarh district, was on Wednesday honoured with the ‘Pratibha Samman’ by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for his achievement. Mr. Hooda also presented a cheque of Rs 1.5 lakh and a certificate to the student.

Mr. Hooda expressed hope that by taking inspiration from Ashish, other students of the state will also excel in the field of education at international level.

Ashish has also cleared Indian Institute of Space Aeronautics and Technology (IISAT) competition organised by ISRO, as well as the IIT entrance test.

Ten candidates, including three Indians, have been selected by NASA from across the globe for the programme, the entire expense of which will be borne by the agency.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.