Sunita Williams meets school children in Ahmedabad

Indian-origin American astronaut Sunita Williams on Saturday shared her experiences with school children in Ahmedabad.

Ahmedabad, Sept 22 : Indian-origin American astronaut Sunita Williams on Saturday shared her experiences with school children in Ahmedabad.

The Rajasthan Hindi High School organised a special interactive session for more than 40 school students from Ahmedabad and Vadodara, with Williams.

Williams enjoyed answering and sharing her experiences with the students and also explained them what dangers lie in for an astronaut.

"We are right on the edge of how much you can lift and how much you can get to space, so that's a very interesting problem. If you are the flight tech crew of the space shuttle, I would say 75 per cent of your training is for that lift off and the emergencies that could happen," Williams told school children.

Williams, who is on her first visit to India after her successful expedition aboard space shuttle "Discovery", was conferred with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award by World Gujarati Society on Friday.

Williams is the first non-resident to receive the award. She was presented with the award by Gujarat Governor Naval Kishore Sharma.

During her weeklong stay in India, Williams will attend an event with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

She will also speak at the 58th International Astronautical Congress in Hyderabad.

ANI