October 04, 2023 09:22 pm | Updated October 05, 2023 12:15 am IST – VISAKHAPATNAM
Group Director of ISRO at Satish Dhawan Space Centre G. Appanna and Raghu Group of Educational Institution chairman Okay. Raghu releasing a poster for World Space Week programme, in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
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With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, the scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are geared up for its subsequent programmes reminiscent of Gaganyaan and Shukrayaan, stated Group Director of ISRO at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, G. Appanna.
Addressing the media, together with Raghu Group of Institutions chairman Okay. Raghu, right here on October 4 (Wednesday), he introduced the launch of the four-day World Space Week at Raghu Engineering College, Dakamarri. The four-day celebration will start on October 5 (Thursday) and finish on October 8 (Sunday).
The celebration coincides with the launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957, and the signing of the treaty on October 10, 1967, between nations to make use of outer house for peaceable exploration, he stated.
IT Minister Gudivada Amarnath will inaugurate the programme whereas Y. Sreenivasa Rao, Director General, Naval System and Materials, DRDO, will ship the valedictory deal with.
Around 20 scientists from ISRO will participate within the celebrations. They will ship lectures, conduct symposiums and organise work, poster making and quiz competitions for college and faculty college students.
“About 3,000 students are expected to visit the REC campus daily. We are setting up a huge exhibition corner, showcasing rocket and satellite prototypes, right from the first one to the latest,” stated Mr. Appanna.
Such reveals are being carried out in 4 centres in Andhra Pradesh, aside from Visakhapatnam. Such programmes are being held in numerous faculties in Kurnool, Rajamahendravaram and Sriharikota.
Mr. Raghu stated that meals could be offered to all college students visiting the faculty on all the 4 days.
Speaking concerning the success of Chandrayaan-3, Mr. Appana stated that the mission was extremely essential and each step needed to be monitored. “The mission has been accomplished. We conducted a hopping test and this has given us the idea that we have to manufacture a module that can land and lift off, once the mission is accomplished. The spectrometer has found many minerals on the surface of the moon. Primarily, there is abundant sulphur, which can be used as refuelling material for the modules that land on the moon,” Mr. Appanna stated.
He stated that the Gaganyaan mission is progressing nicely and India will quickly have a flight to hold astronauts. “We will be testing the recovery vehicle shortly,” he stated.
He additionally stated that the World Space Week programme is being organised to encourage younger minds to undertake house research and develop into entrepreneurs on this discipline. Startups are welcome to chip in with their concepts and merchandise, stated Mr. Appanna.
