From: Director
Ref No.: NSCD/17012/7/Edn./2012-13/
Dated: 25.03.2013

To
The Chief Bureau/Chief Editor/Special Correspondent
Print & Electronic Media
Delhi/New Delhi/NCR

Subject: Media interaction with Dr. SUNITA L. WILLIAMS (CAPTAIN, USN) & NASA ASTRONAUT on 1st April 2013

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am pleased to inform you that Dr. SUNITA L. WILLIAMS (CAPTAIN, US Navy) & NASA ASTRONAUT is visiting National Science Centre on 1st April 2013. The interaction with students/teachers is scheduled at 10:30 am on 1st April 2013 in the auditorium of the Centre followed by media interaction at 12.00 noon in conference hall, followed by tea.
Dr. Sunita Williams holds the world record (with 50 hours and 40 minutes) for total cumulative spacewalk time by a female astronaut.  In addition, she has spent a total of 322 days in space (on two missions) and now ranks sixth on the U.S. endurance list and second for a female astronaut.
In order take the message of such a renowned personality to a large section of people, we request you to join us or depute your representatives for an interaction with Dr. Williams. Due to security reasons we request you to kindly send us the name/names of the media staff / team in advance.  You may contact me (09868988731) or Shri B. B. Srivastava, Education Officer (09899901378) or Shri Kailash Chandra, Education Officer (09560777440) for any information in this regard.


Thanking you and looking forward to see you during the event


                                                                                   Yours sincerely,                                                          
--Sd/--
(N.R.Iyer)
Head (Education)
Enclosed: Biodata of Dr. Sunita L. Williams

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