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Journey to Visit to “Centenary Space
Oman Exhibition”
This year was the best year of The students of Class XI of Delhi Public School Greater Faridabad
my life. SPACE had organized an got the golden opportunity to visit an Exhibition “Centenary
online test named 'Heliodyssey' Space Exhibition” at Manav Rachna institute Of Research & Studies
a few weeks ago in which I Faridabad to commemorate the centenary birth year of Dr. Vikram
won a fully sponsored trip A Sarabhai, lndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 20
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to Oman for about 5 days. I November 2019. The three day programme (20 - 22 November, 2019)

was on cloud nine when I got included a series of events and competitions wherein our school
to know that I was selected students participated enthusiastically. The first day of the exhibition
among participants all over was followed by painting competition where Richard Adolphos
India in the Top 20. On 23rd of Grade 9 participated and won the consolation prize. There was
December, we went to Oman. I another event ‘ Pick and Speak Competition’ in which Yuvika Pasricha
was a little bit afraid as I hadn't of Grade 9 won the first prize by sharing her relevant views on
gone so far without my parents ‘Satellite Phone’ . The event commenced with an interactive technical
but my friends comforted me lecture by an eminent scientist “Imtiaz Ali Khan” who threw light
throughout the journey. We on the vision, aim, launching vehicles, development programmes –
arrived late night. I had a lot of one of them being Human Space Flight by 2022. The session was
fun with my friends on the ferry, followed by the exhibition portraying the Indian Space Ports, Several
in the room, travelling in the Models of Indian Satellites and launched Vehicles. The exhibition gave
bus from one place to another. the students closer look towards the evolution and achievements of
We also went on the Masirah the world renowned Space Programmes. The exhibition aimed to
Island. Our main objective was encourage students towards space technology and guide them to
to see the eclipse. We did many build their career in space. It gave a glistening opportunity to our
experiments during the eclipse young dipsites to interact with eminent space scientists.
and also live telecasted the It was indeed a knowledgeable and fun filled clad journey for the
eclipse on the YouTube channel Dipsites.
of 'Heliodyssey'. My experiment
was to measure the wind speed
during the eclipse. It was a
lifetime opportunity to watch
an Annular solar eclipse. On the
last day we went to many places
such as The Sultan's palace, The
Opera House, The state market
of Muscat (The capital city of
Oman) and visited many malls. I
also bought some artifacts and
a telescope like the one used
by sailors in earlier times. I also
learned more about eclipses and
other instruments. I am short of
words to tell how amazing and
extraordinary the trip and the
eclipse was! I want to thank our
Principal Ma’am, Geetika Ma’am
and SPACE team for giving this
opportunity. I will remember this
trip forever.
Saiyam Dua, VI

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