Tell about ISRO ?

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO, /ˈɪsroʊ/) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bengaluru. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.

Formed in 1969, ISRO superseded the erstwhile Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) established in 1962 by the efforts of independent India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and his close aide and scientist Vikram Sarabhai.

The establishment of ISRO thus institutionalised space activities in India. It is managed by the Department of Space, which reports to the Prime Minister of India.

ISRO built India's first satellite, Aryabhata, which was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975.[7] It was named after the mathematician Aryabhata.

In 1980, Rohini became the first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle, SLV-3. ISRO subsequently developed two other rockets: the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for launching satellites into polar orbits and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for placing satellites into geostationary orbits.

These rockets have launched numerous communications satellites and earth observation satellites. Satellite navigation systems like GAGAN and IRNSS have been deployed. In January 2014, ISRO used an indigenous cryogenic engine in a GSLV-D5 launch of the GSAT-14

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) has done (time and again) what many would have thought was impossible for a developing countries like India.

Amount of money spent by ISRO in 40 years = amount of money spent by NASA in 1 year

NASA is doing great work but it’s still an amazing fact!

ISRO sent a lunar orbiter, Chandrayaan-1, on 22 October 2008 and a Mars orbiter, Mars Orbiter Mission, on 5 November 2013, which entered Mars orbit on 24 September 2014, making India the first nation to succeed on its first attempt to Mars, and ISRO the fourth space agency in the world as well as the first space agency in Asia to reach Mars orbit. On 18 June 2016, ISRO set a record with a launch of twenty satellites in a single payload, one being a satellite from Google.

ISRO’s Mars Mission was successful in the maiden attempt

On 15 February 2017, ISRO launched one hundred and four satellites in a single rocket (PSLV-C37) and created a world record.

The Mars Mission was cheaper than films set in Space

And the Cost of the Mangalyaan (Mars Mission) was way less than that of other space agencies

ISRO launched its heaviest rocket, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), on 5 June 2017 and placed a communications satellite GSAT-19 in orbit. With this launch, ISRO became capable of launching 4-ton heavy satellites into GTO.

Mangalyaan is just proof-of-concept. The next goal is to study the surface of Mars. Kudos to ISRO

Future plans include the development of Unified Launch Vehicle, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, development of a reusable launch vehicle, human spaceflight, controlled soft lunar landing, interplanetary probes, and a solar spacecraft mission

Dr Vikram Sarabhai is the founding father of ISRO and the first chairman of ISRO

Dr Vikram became the first chairman, after ISRO was officially established in 1969, having grown out of INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research, established in 1962).

6. The two great Indians who decided on the location for first rocket launch were Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Dr. Homi J Bhabha

One, the father of India’s atomic energy program, and other, the space program! The team couldn’t be better than this.

The launch site had to be on or near the magnetic equator. It had to be near the sea but away from densely populated area. Rockets would come back, eventually, they knew.

St. Mary Magdalene Church in Thiruvananthapuram was the ideal location; church officials and villagers dedicated the church for national cause

Church officials and villagers dedicated St. Mary Magdalene Church to the nation for furthering the space program. It was an perfect location for rocket launches.

That church is now a space museum. Some of the most famous Indian scientists including former president Abdul Kalam worked here.