Dhirubhai Ambani school student bags NASA essay contest 2nd prize

Mumbai, May 20 (UNI) A student of Dhirubhai Ambani International School here has bagged the second prize in the aeronautics essay contest on ''Air Transportation in 2057, held by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of United States.

Yashraj Khaitan is pursuing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and his essay was on the influence of successful implementation of supersonic and hypersonic technologies, 50 years down the line, on space and air travel, a statement by Dhirubhai Ambani International School said here today.

As many as 88 essays from six foreign countries were submitted in four categories: US individual, US team, international individual and international team. In all, 14 teams and 75 individual students submitted essays to NASA's Fundamental Aeronautics Program, which sponsored the contest.

The second and third prizes in international individual categories went to senior-level students from India. Besides Khaitan, Ketan Sharma from the Amity International School in Haryana was placed third.

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