N Monica (Class 11) and A Jameela (Class 10) were handpicked from 12,000 girls across 108 countries for Mission ShakthiSat, an ISRO-backed satellite project. For Jameela, whose father works as a daily wage laborer, this isn’t just a science project; it’s a ticket to a future she never imagined. ‘This will be my first time leaving Tamil Nadu,’ she said. Their science teacher, C Cinthia, called it the school’s proudest moment. The fact that rural students are now shaping space missions? That’s not just progress; it’s revolution. And their story might just spark a fire in a thousand more girls who think ‘space’ isn’t for them.