I am Ahmed Hafeez student of class metric. I was not good at English when I joined English Access Micro scholarship Program .Afterwards I was able to speak in a good manner and I was able to write. My access co-coordinator gave my name for USA NASA SPACE CAMP 2015 as an applicant of it.
I was firstly interviewed by Mr. Usman Hashmi. I was also selected for the final interview in US CONSULATE KARACHI. I was happy to be there that I am capable for the final interview. Only 15 students were selected for the final interview and I was also among those 15 students. I was proud that I was among those 15 students. We were interviewed by two Americans. It was a great moment. On next day I got a call that I am selected for this program. I was happy and excited.
I traveled to Islamabad for visa interview. By the grace of God I got my visa. In Islamabad I met with other campers too and it was great to be with them. Only 24 students were selected from all over the Pakistan. On eighth of August we departed from Islamabad to Doha then to Chicago and Chicago to Huntsville, Alabama. In Alabama I had my space camp and it was pleasure for me to be there. I was treated there as a real astronaut. I got missions there just like real astronauts. I got my flight suit .On my flight suit I got my name tag. I had three missions there
- Alpha mission
- Bravo mission
- Whole day extended mission
The missions were hard and my responsibility was MISSION SPECIALIST. My job was to repair satellite. I was wearing a very heavy suit and it was hot. It was hard and I had to work on a satellite
- To design a rocket and to have safe landing
- To purify water
- To save egg from 1400 heat.
It was hard for me but I did it. I succeeded in all of my projects and I was awarded outstanding camper award. It was a pleasure for me. On fourteenth of August we had our graduation ceremony. We got our certificate and were graduated from NASA.
Then we went to Washington D.C by bus. It was a beautiful day we visited White House, Abraham Lincoln’s Memorial, Pakistan Embassy, Us Department of State, Air and Space Museum .I was also interviewed by a Balochi channel. On 18 of August we departed from Washington to Doha and to Islamabad and said good bye to America. I am thankful to my school that they gave us such an opportunity and to i-earn that they gave such chance for the great experience. I will always be missing those days and friends. This trip connected me with thousands of people. Now coming back from this trip I am a better human. Thanks to my school and i- earn .I will always be missing my friends or campers I spent great time with them.
