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Amazing Facts about ISRO
(India Space Research Organization)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the
national space agency of India. The founder of ISRO is Dr.
Vikram Sarabhai. It was established on 15the August
1969. ISRO built India’s first satellite Aryabhata which
was launched by the Soviet Union on 19 April 1975.
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In 1980 ISRO launched satellite RS-1 onboard its SLV-3
making India the sixth country to be capable of
undertaking orbit launches.
ISRO’s Apple satellite was carried on a bullock cart for an
antenna-range test in 1981. It was done so because the
bullock was made of wood, and the alternative trucks
were made of metals, which would interfere with the
signals.
Chandrayan: India’s first lunar mission launched in 2008.
ISRO sent the Mars orbiter to the red planet in 2013,
making India the fist country to do so in its first attempt.
India reached Mars at the cost of Rs. 7/- per km.
ISRO created a record in 15 February, 2017 launching
104 satellites in a single mission using the Polar Satellite
Lauch Vehicle (PSLV). 96 of the 104 satellites belong to
the United States.
ISRO is the world’s first space agency to confirm the
existence of water molecules on the surface of the moon.
Vardar Hemant Thakar (5C)
The Heaven of the Earth
In last summer vacation, we visited Jammu and
Kashmir. ‘The Heaven on the earth’. We travelled by flight
from Mumbai Airport approximately 5-6 hours. We
reached at Srinagar. In the mid of June, the climate was
pleasant. Our trip was planned for five nights and six
days.
My younger brother and myself were very excited
for this trip. We visited Srinagar, Gulmarg, Sonmarg,
Pahalgam. Palhgam is very beautiful place. It is located
among the valleys, they are A, B, C. A stands for Aru
Valley, B for Betab Valley and C for Chandanwari.
Chandanwari is base camp for Holy Amarnath Yatra.
In Sonmarg, we had horse ride. We saw ‘Golden
Medow’. There are points like glaciers, zerapoint, river
and high rise trees like Deodar and Pine.
There is a Sondola ride in Gulmarg which is the
highest in the world (13, 800 ft). When we traveled by
cable car at the hight. We also enjoyed a special drink
‘Kehva’.
Next day in srinagar, we stayed on houseboat. We
visited the floating Market and purchased traditional
jewelleries. During all travel in the Jammu and Kahmir we
came across Convoy of Indian Army. We saluted them. It
was a memorable trip!
Swara Joshi (7B)