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ordó <strong>de</strong> júbilo. <strong>La</strong> fiesta creció con el mismo ímpetu que la iniciativa.Fue, sin lugar a dudas, una gran fiesta. Luces <strong>de</strong> colores por doquier,miles y miles <strong>de</strong> papelitos, música y tres pantallas gigantes, en un imponenteescenario dieron el soporte i<strong>de</strong>al para premiar el esfuerzo y la<strong>de</strong>dicación al estudio <strong>de</strong> los participantes.En las pantallas, al proyectarse cada una las once disciplinas y los nombres<strong>de</strong> los noventa y cuatro ganadores, miles <strong>de</strong> voces generaronun bullicio que emocionaba a quienes estaban sobre el escenario. Seentregaron más <strong>de</strong> cien premios. Los estudiantes recibieron, según lospuestos alcanzados, entre 200 y 900 pesos, también fueron premiadoscon becas computadoras y un viaje a Buenos Aires para los más pequeñosy una visita a la NASA para los alumnos <strong>de</strong>l secundario.<strong>La</strong>s escuelas cuyos alumnos sumaron más puntaje fueron premiadas.Trece instituciones educativas se llevaron una computadora cada una.Al igual que en la premiación <strong>de</strong>l año anterior, subieron al podio escuelas<strong>de</strong>l interior provincial. En esta ocasión fue el turno <strong>de</strong> instituciones<strong>de</strong> Quines, Tilisarao, Justo Daract, Villa Merce<strong>de</strong>s y Buena Esperanza.Todavía quedaba una sorpresa más, que fue la gran atracción <strong>de</strong> lafiesta. De entre una <strong>de</strong>nsa cortina <strong>de</strong> humo emergió sobre el escenarioun personaje vestido con una réplica exacta <strong>de</strong> los trajes que llevanlos astronautas en el espacio como a<strong>de</strong>lanto <strong>de</strong> lo que vendría conla segunda visita a la NASA. Los flashes no cesaron un segundo, losaplausos tampoco. Así se cerraba la ceremonia <strong>de</strong> premiación. Peroquedaba mucho más. El Centro Espacial Kennedy esperaba a un nuevogrupo <strong>de</strong> jóvenes puntanos.El sábado 7 <strong>de</strong> febrero y nuevamente <strong>de</strong>s<strong>de</strong> el Instituto Tecnológicolos jóvenes partieron a la NASA.<strong>La</strong> cuenta regresiva advertía el inminente <strong>de</strong>spegue <strong>de</strong> un transbordadoren el Centro Espacial Kennedy, <strong>de</strong> Cabo Cañaveral. <strong>La</strong> tripulación:once chicos que la <strong>ULP</strong> premió por su gran <strong>de</strong>sempeño en lasOlimpíadas <strong>de</strong>l 2008. Los jóvenes abordaron un simulador <strong>de</strong> vuelo.A<strong>de</strong>más, contemplaron las plataformas <strong>de</strong> lanzamiento, que soportantemperaturas incalculables con el fuego <strong>de</strong> las naves.Capítulo 2also received their prizes. Thirteen schools receiveda computer each, and in the same way as previousyears, schools from the interior of the Province werealso on the podium. In this occasion, it was the turnfor Quines, Tilisarao, Justo Daract, Villa Merce<strong>de</strong>s, andBuena Esperanza.There was still another surprise, which was in theend the biggest attraction of the party. From a <strong>de</strong>nsesmokescreen, a character wearing an exact replica ofan astronaut outfit emerged, anticipating what was tocome with the second trip to the NASA. Flashes of photographsdid not stop even for a second, neither did theovation. And this is how the ceremony en<strong>de</strong>d. But therewas still much more. The Kennedy Space Center was tohost a new group of stu<strong>de</strong>nts from San Luis.On Saturday, February 7th, and again from the Instituteof Technology of the <strong>ULP</strong>, the young stu<strong>de</strong>ntsembarked on their trip to the NASA.The countdown announced the imminent launch of aspace shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida.Eleven young stu<strong>de</strong>nts that the <strong>ULP</strong> awar<strong>de</strong>d fortheir outstanding performance in the 2008 Olympiadsboar<strong>de</strong>d a flight simulator. They also contemplate thelaunch pads, which support immensely high temperatures.As if there was still a lack of adventures, the kids got tosit for lunch with Roger Crouch, an astronaut who hasbeen six times to the space and who told them abouthis fantastic experiences and also offered himself forhundreds of pictures with took a tour of the kids. Thestu<strong>de</strong>nts also visited a memorial in honor to those astronautsthat <strong>de</strong>dicated their lives to space, and touredthe museum where the honored Apolo shuttles, iconsof space travel, are on exhibit.In a second visit, the group had a more exciting experience.Kids handled the commands onboard a shuttleto explore the cosmos. They simulated space expeditionswith different outcomes. They all worked withmanuals and in teams of fifteen people. Some wereonboard the shuttle and some other were in chargeof giving instructions and other roles from the land.One of the missions lan<strong>de</strong>d successfully, following theinstructions of an American comman<strong>de</strong>r. The othermission, however, turned out differently. ‘Houston, wehave a problem’, said repeatedly the communicationOlimpíadas | 47

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