Category: Science and Technology

1.The first rocket in India was transported on a cycle The first rocket was so light and small that it was transported on a bicycle to the Thumba Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. In 1963 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its first rocket from Thumba Equatorial Launching Station,the rocket was transported to lift-off pad ON…

History ISRO was earlier known as INCOSPAR. After Indian Independence, Indian economy was low. Dr.Vikram Sarabhai ( who is considered as Father of India’s Space Program) took an initiative and came up with the notion of a space program for India. 1962 – Indian National Committee for Space Research set up by the Department of Atomic…