In the early 1960s…India was slowly awakening to the Space age…Although the rest of the world was preparing to reach for the Moon…we were making our humble beginning…a small rocket took off from Thumba on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, announcing the birth of the modern space age in India. That was when the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) formally came into existence. Over the years, TERLS has given birth to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)…
Some Pics that will make every Indian proud…
Pics that say…we may not be as successful as the US or Russia…but we are there nevertheless…so watch out for us…
This was how the Rocket Cone was transported to the LaunchPad at Thumba !!
November 21, 1963: The Nike Apache rocket being readied for launch
Try Identifying the person on the left…most probably you won’t be able to identify…
He is our very own…
Dr. A.P J. Abdul Kalam…
Early days at the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station. Readying equipments to be carried by a sounding rocket into the atmosphere are Kalam and R. Aravamudan
The present-day Launch Station at Sriharikota
Spread the word to every Indian and let them feel proud just like you did !!!
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