India’s Incredible Space Journey

Hasan Jawaid Khan

IMG

One of the most spectacular successes that India has notched up after independence is its space programme. Beginning on a modest scale with the launching of a small American Nike-Apache rocket from the Thumba launching pad on 21 November 1963, India’s space programme has today grown into a vibrant and dynamic industry thanks to an intricately developed and synchronised effort across the small, medium and large public, as well as private sectors, spread throughout…read more on NOPR