Teen ready to blast-off

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MAREEBA teen Toby Fealy is aiming for a future beyond the stars, becoming the first Far North Queenslander to win the Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.

The 15-year-old was chosen among hundreds of applicants across Australia and is now one of four students representing the nation at the 2023 Space Camp in the US from June 30 to July 8.

Named after Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, the scholarship, aimed at students ages 15-18, is an international education program for teens passionate about space, is offering astronaut training experience at the US Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.

“The scientific method has always been the view through which I see the world, and this scholarship is the perfect way to use that,” Mr Fealy said. He said what he was most excited about Space Camp was working with other young minds around the world.