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A single mom from Georgia, USA, landed a prestigious internship at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and strangers have pooled their money to cover the costs of her stay.
India Jackson, a PhD student in physics at George State University, was happy upon acceptance in NASA鈥檚 internship program, as per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on May 13. However, concerns about rent, food and her 12-year-old daughter made her consider if she could afford the 10-week internship in Houston, Texas.
鈥淚 have to pay for rent in two places now, I have to rent a car,鈥� she said in the report. 鈥淚 have food, I have my child. What am I going to do?鈥�
It was Jackson鈥檚 cousin Dasha Fuller who came up with the idea to set up a GoFundMe page in hopes of raising money for her internship. More than 200 strangers came together to help the single mom out and were able to raise over $8,500 (around P440,000) within a day, as per the report.
鈥淚t really caught me off guard,鈥� Jackson added. 鈥淚t was amazing and it was overwhelming and I was just blown away.鈥�
Jackson will now be able to fly to Houston with her daughter, where she will spend 10 weeks at the Johnson Space Center. Her is on the analysis of high-intensity radiation events, with the goal to predict such events to protect astronauts in space. Cody Cepeda /ra
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