A TALENTED Tameside student has ideas that are out of this world after great A-Level results sent his ambitions into orbit.
Joshua Tindall, who lives in Dukinfield, achieved A*s in maths, further maths, physics and electronics.
He also completed an extended project qualification (EPQ), for which he ‘only’ got an A.
And he already has designs on joining the space race after his 5,000-word essay for the latter concentrated on whether we should colonise the planet Mars.
“I looked at whether that was feasible and whether or not we should try to do it,” said Joshua, who studied at Oldham Sixth Form College.
“There are a lot of arguments. Elon Musk said we should do it by next year, so I made sure I mentioned him but if it happens, we’re looking beyond 10 or 20 years.
“And I want to do something cutting edge, almost futuristic. Space is a big one, because it’s such a momentous event.
“Sending something into space is a huge accomplishment and to say I’ve worked on something is a bit of a life goal.”
Joshua, who went to Stalybridge’s West Hill School, will now go to Cambridge University’s Churchill College to study engineering.
And now his belief in his ability has been justified, he is planning where his course will take him.
He added: “It’s two years of general engineering and two years of whatever you want – at the moment, I’m thinking electronics.
“But finding out my results came with a bit of relief. A-Levels are a different beast to GCSEs and I know when I did my physics exams, I felt a bit stressed and the first paper knocked me off my feet a bit.
“But when I opened the envelope up and saw them, I was reassured that I know my own ability.”