Mengikuti Johannes Surya, saya merasa optimistik bahwa anak-anak SMA Indonesia juga punya peluang mendapat nomor dalam ujian NASA ini, kalau saja mereka tahu adanya ujian ini.
Salam, RM ----------------------------------- Indian village boy tops NASA talent search (Silicon India) Wednesday, 16 February , 2005, 22:41 Narhai: A 17-year-old village boy has topped NASA's International Scientist Discovery (ISD) exam, sparking a wave of jubilation across his tiny hamlet of Narhai in Uttar Pradesh. Saurabh Singh, a senior secondary student, has bettered President APJ Abdul Kalam who finished seventh when he sat for the examinations in 1960. Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist of the ill-fated Columbia space shuttle and the first Indian woman in space, had stood 21st in the 1988 exams. After achieving the rare feat, Singh said he always dreamt to explore the outer space. "I had always dreamt of going on a mission on a space craft. I knew about ISD as I was preparing for IIT-JEE. If this form would not have come I would have been giving my entrance for II-TJEE," Singh said. Born to a middle-class family, Saurabh had never heard of NASA till he began preparing for entrance to the country's prestigious IIT. Today, his parents are proud of his achievements. "I was confident that my son would do well in studies. He was good in studies and I was sure of his success. He made it all possible with his own efforts," said Nirmala Singh, his mother. Encouraged by his teachers, the young boy who much like President Kalam, has a fondness for little children. He took the ISD expecting to make it to the top 10, but admits to having been surprised at topping it. Saurabh is now eagerly awaiting his call letter from NASA and hopes to meet Kalam before leaving for the US a few months from now. ANI ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/mGEjbB/5WnJAA/E2hLAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
