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History of ISRO
Formed in 1969, ISRO superseded the erstwhile
Indian National Committee for Space Research
(INCOSPAR), which was established in 1962 by the
efforts of independent Indias first Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru and his close aide and scientist
Vikram Sarabhai. ISRO is managed by Department
of Space, which reports to the Prime Minister of
India. ISRO built his first satellite, Aryabhata
which was launched by the Soviet Union on 19
April, 1980.
satisfy
the
telecommunication,
broadcasting,
earth
observation
satellites
built,
launched
and
can
also
launch
small
satellites
into
b) Venus exploration
ISRO is planning to a mission to Venus, by
2017-18 to study its atmosphere
c) Solar exploration programme
ISRO plans to carry out a mission to sun by
the year 2015-16. It is named as Aditya-1 and
will weigh about 400 kg .It is the first Indian
space mission based on solar coronagraph to
study solar corona in visible and near IR
bands. The main objective is to study the
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) and consequently
the crucial physical parameters for space
weather.
Famous personalities
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian scientist and
innovator widely regarded as the father of Indias space
programme. Sarabhai was convinced and envisioned that
the resources in space have the potential to address the
real problems of man and society.
Kalpana Chawla