Indian Space Program

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the founding father of Indian space programme recognized the benefits of space technologies for India after witnessing the power of American communication satellite ‘Syncom-3’in conducting live transmission of Tokyo Olympic Games across the Pacific.

Evolution of Indian Space Programme

• The Indian space programme had a humble beginning during the early 1960s when the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, set up the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), in 1962 under the leadership of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and K R Ramanathan. INCOSPAR set up the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in Thiruvananthapuram for upper ....