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Scientists travelled daily from Thiruvananthapuram in buses, carrying lunch bought at the railway station

Many rocket parts were carried by the scientists on bicycles from one place to another within the sprawling range of Thumba.

Things hadn’t change much until 1981; satellite was transported in bullock cart

Few years later, ISRO was awarded the UNESCO-IPDC for the Kheda Communications Project

You can buy satellite data from ISRO.

ISRO is working on a manned mission

ISRO’s Commercial wing (Antix) reported a turnover of Rs. 13 billion in 2013-14; with budget allocation of less than 0.5% of our GDP

ISRO is about to make India as a nation with its own GPS facility

During 70s, ISRO managed to launch its own launch vehicle programme

During 70s, ISRO managed to launch its own launch vehicle programme

The Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) is the largest domestic communication system in the Asia-Pacific region

Abdul Kalam moved from heading the SLV-3 launch programme at ISRO to manning the helm at the DRDO’s missile programme

Academics have benefited hugely from ISRO over the years, with the IGNOU using the organisation’s satellite capabilities

ISRO has become a leading launch agent in the international space market; clients include France, Italy, Canada, Singapore and Israel

Behind US, Russia, France, Japan and China, India has become only the 6th member of an elite group with the capability of launching into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) with the successful launch of GSLV-D5

Coincidentally, in 2014 ISRO also used the largest parachute seen in action in the country amounting to 31 metres in diameter

The first rocket was launched from the backyards of a church in a small fishing village near Trivandrum (Kerala) in 1963. Initially, rockets used to be transported using bicycles

ISRO is the only space agency to reach Mars in its maiden attempt

Mangalyaan cost less than hollywood movie Gravity and Chandrayaan II would cost less than movie Intersteller

India has world’s largest remote sensing constellation for civilian use, Asia’s largest communication satellite constellation and its own navigation system

ISRO holds the world record for launching maximum number of satellites (104 satellites) in a single launch. Previous record was held by Russia for launching 37 satellites

41 out of 43 launches of PSLV has been successful making it one of the most reliable launch vehicles in the world

They can’t be used to launch satellites. But ISRO mastered the solid propellant technology through these basic rockets. Initial rockets were imported.

After first few launches, ISRO developed them ingenuously. This was the first major step in indigenisation of rocket technology in India.

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