Space gives a sense of humbleness and spirituality. Sight of the boundary-less universe with its innumerable astronomical bodies and movements make us fell how small and insignificant we are in this endless ocean,” said NASA astronaut Jack David Fischer while delivering the 14th lecture of Odisha Knowledge Hub lecture series held at the State Secretariat here on Friday.
He added, “Space gives a sense of humbleness that humanity has created thousands of scientists working in space research over the years making it possible for us to explore the space”.
Responding to a query by a student, David said, “As we went up, we saw a blue line surrounding the earth indicating that life was within it.” To another curiosity of a girl student about existence of Allianz in the space, he replied, “I cannot say that we are the only living beings in this boundary-less universe. There might be living beings in other solar systems.” He also said that young scientists and students in Odisha have projected encouraging interest in space research which would be of great help in future.
Earlier, introducing Fischer, Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan said Fischer served as a flight engineer for Expedition 51 & 52 that launched to the International Space Station on April 20, 2017 and returned to the Earth with his team members on September 3, 2017 with an overall space stay of 135 days, 18 hours and 8 minutes.