India making giant strides in space research says exIsro chief

Hubli | Sunday | 13th January, 2019

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Observation is the keyword to explore the world and come up with innovations,” said Kiran Kumar.Along with taking humans to space, Isro has also successfully launched Aditya-1 satellite to study the sun. to visit the institute and interact with scientists, the think-tanks of Indian space programme and also visualize the development of satellites.Of the total 400 students who took part in 'Space Tatwa' from various schools from across Dharwad, 15 students were declared winners. Isro is conducting several scientific programmes at schools to inspire young students to become astronauts, he added. India alone has the power to show sustainable living to the world and the younger generation should be part of this rare feat, he said.“Vikram Sarabhai who introduced space programme in India resides in every child, but the curiosity of learning new things should be kept alive. The satellite will be placed in the halo orbit of the sun, which is about 1.5 million km from the earth, he added..