NASA Astronaut Fincke to Appear Virtually in Tezpur University

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA has approved a virtual appearance of astronaut E Michael “Mike” Fincke with Tezpur University’s National Level Annual Technical Festival ‘TechXetra 2012’ on November 2, 2012. This has been stated by Rajen Barua, president of the Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters (FASS) International, in a press release from Houston. FASS International is the sponsoring organization of the event on behalf of Tezpur University. The astronaut’s virtual appearance programme is an exciting and memorable experience for all involved. Normally NASA receives thousands of such requests for astronaut appearances each year. However, very few of these requests can at present be accommodated due to NASA’s heavy ongoing support programme of the International Space Station (ISS) and many other exciting NASA programmes.

With the personal collaboration and help of FASS International members in Houston such as Rupesh Saikia and others, it was possible to schedule an appearance of Mike Fincke on November 2 as requested by Tezpur University. The virtual appearance of astronaut Mike Fincke in the TechXetra 2012 will be very meaningful for the students of science to connect with the latest technology as well as to know more about NASA’s ongoing programmes which includes the International Space Station, Mars Rover Mission and many more.