From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet: India's Space Journey

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet: India's Space Journey by Indian Space Research Organization, HarperCollins Publishers India
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Indian Space Research Organization ISBN: 9789351776901
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Publication: December 10, 2015
Imprint: Harpercollins Language: English
Author: Indian Space Research Organization
ISBN: 9789351776901
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Publication: December 10, 2015
Imprint: Harpercollins
Language: English

On 21 November 1963, the first rocket took off from Thumba, a fishing hamlet near Thiruvananthapuram, announcing the birth of India's space programme. The rocket, the payload, the radar, the computer, the helicopter - all that was required for the launch - came from outside the country. Fifty years later, on 5 November 2013, when ISRO launched its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, all of it had been indigenously manufactured. Ten months after the launch, on 24 September 2014, India became the first country in the world to put a satellite around the Red Planet in the very first attempt. From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet tracks this stupendous journey through articles, interviews and reminiscences with contributions from intellectual giants like Dr Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan, M.S. Swaminathan, Jacques Blamont, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, U.R. Rao and Dr K. Kasturirangan, among others, this is the story of India's space journey from its modest beginnings to its rendezvous with Mars.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

On 21 November 1963, the first rocket took off from Thumba, a fishing hamlet near Thiruvananthapuram, announcing the birth of India's space programme. The rocket, the payload, the radar, the computer, the helicopter - all that was required for the launch - came from outside the country. Fifty years later, on 5 November 2013, when ISRO launched its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, all of it had been indigenously manufactured. Ten months after the launch, on 24 September 2014, India became the first country in the world to put a satellite around the Red Planet in the very first attempt. From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet tracks this stupendous journey through articles, interviews and reminiscences with contributions from intellectual giants like Dr Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan, M.S. Swaminathan, Jacques Blamont, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, U.R. Rao and Dr K. Kasturirangan, among others, this is the story of India's space journey from its modest beginnings to its rendezvous with Mars.

More books from HarperCollins Publishers India

Cover of the book The Sikhs by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book But You Don't Look Like a Muslim by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book The Indus Intercept by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book Controversially Yours by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book Antisocial by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book A Life Incomplete by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book Baby, Baby by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book Cancer Tarot Forecasts 2018 by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book The Lovers and the Leavers by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book The King In Exile : The Fall Of The Royal Family Of Burma by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book Rajesh Khanna: Ek Tanha Sitara by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book Devil's Advocate: The Untold Story by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book Leo Tarot Forecasts 2018 by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book The Altar of the Only World by Indian Space Research Organization
Cover of the book The Ramgarh Literary Festival by Indian Space Research Organization
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy