Rosatom’s 7th International Scientific and Educational Expedition, ‘Icebreaker of Knowledge,’ successfully returned to Murmansk on August 14 after a 10-day journey across the Arctic.
The expedition brought together 68 talented school and college students from all federal districts of Russia and 22 countries, including India. Travelling aboard the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy, the participants followed the route from Murmansk to the North Pole and Franz Josef Land before returning to Murmansk.
India was represented by student Lucky Rawat, who was selected from around 5,000 applicants to participate in the prestigious programme.
The expedition also marked a historic milestone, becoming the 200th expedition by a surface vessel to reach the North Pole.
As part of the educational programme, participants worked alongside scientists on advanced research projects. They helped conduct experiments including the launch of a radiosonde at the North Pole to explore communication support in remote Arctic areas and along Northern Sea Route corridors.
The students also took part in testing the world’s first recoverable stratospheric platform designed for Arctic monitoring, giving them valuable hands-on exposure to scientific research and cutting-edge Arctic technologies.