Forsyth County high school students shoot for the moon, win prestigious award
Some Forsyth County teens whose parents hail from India are shooting for the moon.
They just won a prestigious award in the field of rocket science.
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Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen spoke with the Lambert High School students.
Although just 16 and 17 years old, they already have a company with a plan to fly to Mars.
Sarvesh Prabhu and his best friends like to “put their heads together.”
“Something Ishan, Srirag, and I have been doing for years is just bouncing ideas off each other,” Conrad challenge winner Sarvesh Prabhu said.
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They just won one of the most prestigious rocket science awards called the Conrad Challenge at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
“NASA wants fuel cells that last 10,000 hours. The current fuel cells only last 5,000,” challenge winner Ishan Mahajan said.
Prabhu said the competition featured high-caliber competitors from all over the world, who come from all different backgrounds and have all different ideas.
“I’d like to call it a brainstorm,” he said.
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Prabhu and his team are among the “brainiest.” They have a company called Astracell, and ever since they won the award, grant money has been pouring in. It all started, just bouncing ideas off each other.
“We always want to shoot for the stars. One day we’re with NASA or SpaceX or other insane space organizations., and Astracell...one day we can be up there with the big names as well,” challenger winner Srirag Tatavarti said.
The teens plan to continue their research with the Morehouse School of Medicine.
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