Eighth grade Pakistani student selected for NASA internship
- By Web Desk -
- Feb 16, 2019
KARACHI: A 12-year-old Pakistani student, Radeeyah Aamir, has been selected for internship program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), said United States embassy in Pakistan.
Radeeyah Aamir, a student of eighth grade at a Karachi school, is selected among a group of students from 25 countries.
The US embassy said in a facebook post, ‘She will be attending the one-week program which includes training for next-generation Astronaut Training Experience.”
The student will depart for the internship programme in Orlando, Florida on February 16 (today).
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
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