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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ISRO'S SPACE PROGRAMS

Dr Vikram Sarabhai founded ISRO in 1969. He is also considered the father of the Indian space program. On his name, the lander for Chnadrayaan 2 was called 'Vikram lander'.

The Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as Mangalyaan or MOM, launched in 2014, undoubtedly stands as ISRO's greatest accomplishment.  To this day, India holds the distinction of being the sole nation to successfully reach Mars on its initial endeavor.

ISRO stands as one of the six entities capable of constructing and launching satellites from its own territory.  In 2017, it further solidified its position by establishing a new world record for deploying the highest number of satellites simultaneously in a single mission.

ISRO has also engineered Bhuvan, an online tool for 3D satellite imagery that serves as India's equivalent to Google Earth.

All ISRO’s equipment has the three horizontal lines of ‘Vibhuti’ & ‘Kumkum’, identical to the one seen on Lord Shiva’s forehead.

ISRO's cumulative spending over the past four decades is comparable to NASA's expenditure in just six months.  In contrast, while NASA boasts an internet speed of 91GBps, ISRO's internet speed is 2GBps.

A fun fact is that ISRO has an elder cousin SUPARCO. Pakistan also has a space agency called SUPARCO, formed in 1961, and ISRO was formed in 1969.  On the one hand, ISRO launched 86 satellites for itself, whereas; SUPARCO launched only 2 with the help of foreign countries.

In a fascinating occurrence, segments of the initial rocket were transported by bicycles to a church situated in Thiruvananthapuram in 1963.  Subsequently, this particular church underwent a renaming process and came to be known as the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

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