My Passion In Space Engineering

I have had passion in space engineering since I was a child. I spent my childhood gazing at stars in the night sky. I felt much happier when there were comets and extra-terrestrial bodies passing by. I always wondered what was beyond Earth and how would it be. When I was 10 years old, I got to knew about Kalpana Chawla who lost her life in Columbia disaster. She was the first Indian- American astronaut and first Indian woman in space. I was very much inspired by her.That was the time I developed my passion and this has made me to opt my career in aerospace engineering. To make my dream come true, I have joined in aerospace engineering department of SRM University as an under graduate student which is the only university from India that has

The reason for choosing Titan is it is the only body that has dense atmosphere like Earth but of Methane. Our rover objective is to find the chances of life on Titan. We are a team of three working on that. The main task is to design and fabricate a Rover that could function on the surface of Titan. We have planned to do it on three stage basis. Initially, to make a literature survey of Titan including the study of its atmosphere. Secondly, to make a design based on the literature survey and fabricate it and finally to present the results of our research as a research

Sergio Pellegrino as his research is mostly focussing on light weight structures, novel concepts for deployable and adaptable space structures and also on deployment and stability of balloons. I would like work under Dr. John O Dabiri as his research is focussed on experimental and analytical methods in fluid mechanics and also under water manoeuvrable vehicles which amazed me. I also would like to wonder Dr. Joseph E. Shepherd whose research is mainly on chemical and electrical propulsion systems and also on structural mechanics.

My objectives in Caltech are to make an advanced study in Space engineering and obtain a Master of Science degree. Ultimately, I wish to make an extensive study and do my research there and acquire a PhD. My ultimate career objective is to become a Space engineer and work in the governmental agencies like NASA, ISRO. I would work for the co-operation between both USA and India.

I am confident that Caltech is the perfect institute to do my advanced study in Space engineering and it would be providing me with the best research facilities. I am sure that Caltech would be providing me the best curriculum that would design me as a world class Space engineer and would contribute me in being a perfect human who would dedicate his life without fail for advancement of space technology regardless of