[Assam] ISS Astronaut interacts with Manipuri students

[kamal deka]

This sort of news fills me with immense exhilaration!! Thanks for sharing
the piece of news.
When will the overdoing of same joy end? Or,will it ever end ?
KJD

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Rajen & Ajanta Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> Newmai News Network Imphal
> : "NORTH EAST India is among the most beautiful places and that the
> best thing of the North East region of India is its rich natural
> resources, take good care of it," says astronaut Edward Michael "Mike"
> Fincke while talking to students of Manipur online from the
> International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday.
> During the historic
> event under the banner "Space Talk" was organized at the Central
> Agricultural University (CAU) Manipur, in Imphal sponsored and
> coordinated by the Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters (FASS) fourteen
> students from the state spoke to astronaut Edward Michael "Mike"
> Fincke. About 400 students including some school teachers attended the
> event.
> The talk which started from 3:36 pm and 19 seconds lasted for
> about ten minutes during which Edward Michael Fincke who is also known
> as Mike Fincke or the son in law of the North East, also the commander
> of the Expedition-18, expressed his desire to visit Manipur if possible
> in the near future after completing his mission. "Manipur is very close
> to Assam, lets see what we can do and I will try" Fincke added when he
> was being asked by a student for any chance of visiting in the
> state.
> "Kumrumjari, Aphaba Oiyu and Thagatchari" are the
> three words he uttered, when he was asked whether he had any idea of
> Manipuri language and the whole room burst into applaud. Fincke
> revealed that during their frequent passing along north east area he
> can see Loktak Lake which is very beautiful when seen from space,
> however it is most of the time foggy, he added.
> Mike Fincke also
> shares his experience of being an astronaut and their mission in the
> space during the talk with the students. When asked about giving words
> of hopes from the ISS for the North East he said, "North East India is
> most beautiful place and the best thing of the North East Region of
> India is its rich natural resources, take good care of it, since my
> childhood I aimed to become an astronaut, I never gave up, I work hard
> to achieve my dream and so as you."
> Being inspired by the
> historic event of talking to astronaut Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke
> online from International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, many Manipuri
> students expressed their desire to become an astronaut someday.
> Interacting
> with the media persons to share there experiences after attending the
> space talk one Santila, an eleventh standard student of JNV Khumbong
> school said, "I feel that I am the most luckiest person today for being
> able to attend the space talk, I am thrilled to hear an astronaut
> online from outer space for the first time of my life, my aim in life
> is to become a doctor and now I am looking forward to become one."  A
> tenth standard student of Nirmalabas school one Jenifer has to say
> this,  "I always dream of becoming an astronaut and after attending the
> space talk I am more inspired and determined to become an astronaut."
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> Bidyananda Barkakoty, the general secretary of FASS revealed the space
> talk is a unique event of which few can achieve the opportunity and
> Manipur has also is now among the achievers of such unique event. He
> also said that the talk has been coordinated by the Amateur Radio
> ground station collaborated by nine countries, HAM radio station,
> Queensland Australia.
> While terming the event as the historic event
> in the history of Manipur, the Dean of the CAU, Manipur said that the
> "thanks" should go to Mike the son in law of the North East. He also
> requested Mike for a visit in the state of which the astronaut in
> positive manner replied "Thagatchari (thanks). Mike married to an
> Assamese woman.
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