LPU Student becomes first Indian to join NASA’s educational International Air and Space Program

Jalandhar : BTech ECE (Hons) 2nd year student Jahanvi Dangeti of Lovely Professional University (LPU) created history by being the only Indian to undergo International Air and Space Program (IASP) at NASA Launch Operations’ Kennedy Space Center situated in Alabama (USA).IASP selects only a handful of 20 young people from all over the world for this prestigious program. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Jahanvi is the first person of Indian origin to be selected for this program. Jahanvi completed the entire astronaut program at Kennedy Space Center, Alabama (USA). It involved activities including zero gravity, multi-access training, underwater rocket launch, and also operated an aircraft for the first time.Under the guidance of her LPU teachers and mentors, Jahanvi cracked the IASP interview and moved to the USA to attend this program. Jahnavi was also appointed the mission director for ‘Team Kennedy’, where she led a group of 16 people from several countries. Her team successfully launched and landed a miniature rocket into the sky. Her determination, initiative, sacrifice, and decisions enabled her to accomplish objectives required of her. She went through various phases and got trained as an astronaut. There, she also got mentoring from a retired American naval aviator and a former NASA astronaut Kenneth D. Cameron.

LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal congratulated the hardworking student and encouraged her to be in the illustrious footsteps of India’s globally reputed astronauts like Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Williams.At LPU, Jahnavi is an active member of student organization ‘Robotics and Intelligent System Community (RISC) also, which encourages its members to perform beyond their capabilities and set new goals. Jahnavi too shares, “LPU has provided us this prestigious platform for exploring beyond the horizon.”To support the intellectual environment at the campus, student organization-RISC works with the prime motto- “Learn, Implement and Share”. It has helped many students in achieving their goals through various innovative workshops, global competitions, participations and social events. Thus, LPU students make their unique presence in the world through the latest technology, trends and training gained from it. RISC facilitates and nurtures the latest skills among students to contribute to the society, while enhancing their individual career graph as well. Its students have also created a number of innovative devices, products including driverless car, hybrid vehicles and more.