Meeting a Rocket Scientist The auditorium is packed with students. There is a banner on stage which reads "sky being the limit. Learn from my mistakes." On the other side there is a table displaying a book "why me?" written by the speaker. Anxiety is something which makes people talk more, and you could have inferred that from the murmurs coming from every corner of the room.
Dr. Krishen shared his deepest insights about life and the universe
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occasion was the seminar large audience. A small silver lining leaving the auditorium, students conducted by NASA senior sci- in the panic situation was to see and teachers alike were awestruck entist Kumar Krishen working bright faces of students in front of what they had experienced; a Advanced Planning Office, NASA of him ready to hear with great genius at work, explaining ardently the mysteries of space. fervour. Johnson Space Center (JSC), From the big bang theory Houston, Texas, responsible face your fear to origin of universe, from for developing strategies for existing space technologies joint research and technolto challenges faced by engiogy projects. After a short while a don’t get attached to the neers in this field. The ending ceremony of the semiman probably middle aged enfruit of your labour nar was further graced by tered the auditorium. He was presence of Mr Arpit Agarintroduced to the audience as wal, Director JECRC. much awaited guest, followed think differently by a list of his achievements; What followed was an ina very long list indeed! teraction round. He then took over the “When I think, what I should learn He began the seminar with mic, body language not appropriate for a professional speaker. Un- a power point presentation about from today’s session, it was not sure of how to begin, he humbly space science. With every passing the Rocket Science I was most imaccepted the fact that he was slide and with the way he was ex- pressed by, but something more having sweaty palms as he had plaining, one could have seen the important than that… insight for never spoken in front of such a zeal he had for his work. By the my conscience”. end of the seminar, everybody 6 JMag | Issue 7 | 2014