RIYADH: In another recognition of the Riyadh-based International Indian School’s quality education, a 17-year-old student has been chosen by the US Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in Alabama to participate in a major space training program.
Ashaab Alam, a 12th grade student, is among a small number selected from all over the world to spend a week at the USSRC.
The USSRC is a major American space facility. Visitors to the USSRC learn about its role in the making of the moon rocket, the space race and Apollo missions. They also learn about the Space Shuttle program, the International Space Station and NASA’s Constellation Project. The USSRC is also committed to educating people about various space and rocket programs.
Alam, who left for the US on Tuesday, said he was very happy to join the program entitled Advanced Space Academy Mission Specialist Training Program. He said: “I want to become a space scientist or an engineer.”
Alam, who is from India’s eastern state of Assam, said, “It will be a great experience to have training at the space center in Huntsville, Alabama.”
“The training program will include students from a multitude of ethnic, religious, social, economic and educational backgrounds from countries around the world,” said Shauquat Alam, father of Ashaab Alam. The training will also include visits to such facilities as the Spacedome Theater, Rocket Park and Education Training Center. Alam will work with USSRC scientists and other students as part of the training program. USSRC’s Chief Executive Larry R. Capps said the program would help prepare participants for future leadership positions by offering in-depth training. He said that the USSRC was an entity of the state of Alabama that organizes training programs in an effort to inspire young people to undergo astronaut training and simulated space shuttle missions.
