Interesting Facts About ISRO 1. ISRO was established in 1969, 8 years after Pakistan established Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) in 1961. ISRO has to this date launched 65 satellites, but SUPARCO has only been able to launch two satellites (both from foreign soil and with foreign assistance). 2. ISRO’s last 40 years expenditure is about half of NASA’s single year budget. 3. ISRO’s budget is only 0.34 per cent of the central government expenditure at present and 0.08 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). There is so little to offer, but in turn ISRO has got more in return to offer back to the nation. 4. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai is considered the father of India’s Space Program. 5. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-1 -cost 386 crore rupees (approx) which is almost 9 times less than what NASA spends on a similar exploration
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 15:10:00 +0000
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