Download or read book ISRO written by R. Aravamudan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ISRO pioneer R. Aravamudan narrates the gripping story of the people who built India's space research programme and how they did it - from the rocket engineers who laid the foundation to the savvy young engineers who keep Indian spaceships flying today. It is the tale of an Indian organization that defied international bans and embargos, worked with laughably meagre resources, evolved its own technology and grew into a major space power. Today, ISRO creates, builds and launches gigantic rockets which carry the complex spacecraft that form the neural network not just of our own country but those of other countries too. This is a made-in-India story like no other.

Download or read book History of ISRO written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into the Captivating History of ISRO: From Humble Beginnings to Spacefaring Giant This comprehensive guide chronicles the inspiring saga of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), one of the world's leading space agencies. Embark on a captivating journey through time, from ISRO's foundation in the 1960s to its cutting-edge endeavors in the present day. Witness the Pioneering Era: Uncover the vision of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space program, and the establishment of INCOSPAR, the precursor to ISRO. Witness the launch of India's first satellite, Aryabhata, in collaboration with the Soviet Union, marking a historic moment in the nation's space odyssey. Experience the Decades of Growth: Explore the crucial role of research centers like VSSC and IIST in establishing a robust space infrastructure. Celebrate the development of India's first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV), signifying a major leap towards self-reliance. Witness the INSAT program revolutionize communication infrastructure and application-oriented satellites usher in a new era of space technology utilization. Embrace the Era of Expansion: Explore the introduction of the PSLV, enabling the launch of satellites into diverse orbits, and its impact on broadening mission capabilities. Delve into the IRS program's invaluable contributions through remote sensing for resource management, disaster monitoring, and agricultural planning. Navigate the challenges faced by ISRO, including the cryogenic engine controversy, and its unwavering determination towards indigenous development. Witness the Rise of a Space Power: Bask in the glory of the GSLV Mk.III's success, a testament to ISRO's mastery of cryogenic engine technology and its ability to launch heavier satellites. Celebrate the awe-inspiring Chandrayaan-1 mission, India's first lunar mission, and its groundbreaking scientific discoveries. Explore the ambitious Mangalyaan mission to Mars, showcasing India's prowess in deep space exploration and cost-effective spacefaring endeavors. Peer into the Exciting Future: Discover ISRO's plans for Gaganyaan, India's first human spaceflight program, propelling the nation into the elite league of spacefaring countries. Explore the potential for reusable launch vehicles, paving the way for sustainable and cost-effective space exploration. Unveil the potential for India's participation in international endeavors like lunar outposts and missions to other celestial bodies. ISRO's Legacy: A Beacon of Inspiration Explore ISRO's immense impact on fostering scientific temperament and inspiring a generation of young minds to pursue careers in STEM fields. Understand how ISRO's space technology advancements have revolutionized communication, navigation, resource management, and disaster preparedness across India. Recognize ISRO's role as a global collaborator, actively participating in international missions and knowledge-sharing programs for the collective benefit of humanity. This comprehensive exploration of ISRO's journey is a must-read for anyone fascinated by space exploration, scientific advancements, and the inspiring story of a nation's unwavering pursuit of progress.

Download or read book Brief History of Rocketry in Indian Space Research Organisation written by P. Manoranjan Rao and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet written by Indian Space Research Organization and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 21 November 1963, the first rocket took off from Thumba, a fishing hamlet near Thiruvananthapuram, announcing the birth of India's space programme. The rocket, the payload, the radar, the computer, the helicopter - all that was required for the launch - came from outside the country. Fifty years later, on 5 November 2013, when ISRO launched its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, all of it had been indigenously manufactured. Ten months after the launch, on 24 September 2014, India became the first country in the world to put a satellite around the Red Planet in the very first attempt. From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet tracks this stupendous journey through articles, interviews and reminiscences with contributions from intellectual giants like Dr Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan, M.S. Swaminathan, Jacques Blamont, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, U.R. Rao and Dr K. Kasturirangan, among others, this is the story of India's space journey from its modest beginnings to its rendezvous with Mars.

Download or read book Ready To Fire written by Nambi Narayanan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top scientist is falsely accused of selling space technology secrets. A police inspector's misadventure with a Maldivian woman results in a fabricated espionage case. A faction within a political party capitalises on the case to bring down a government. An intelligence agency obligingly plays into the hands of vested interests to slow down India's space programme. And a complex investigation finally proves the allegations untrue. In this riveting book, Isro scientist S Nambi Narayanan - who was falsely accused of espionage in ISRO spy case of the 1990s - and senior journalist Arun Ram meticulously unpick the ISRO spy case, revisit old material and discover new details to expose the international plot that delayed India's development of a cryogenic engine by at least a decade. It took four years for the CBI to exonerate Nambi, but his fight for justice to ensure action against the officers who faked the case and tortured him in custody continues. This book is as much a history of the early days of India's ambitious space programme as it is a record of one of the most sensational cases that enthralled the nation long before the era of online updates and 24-hour news cycles.

Download or read book The Indian Space Programme written by Gurbir Singh and published by Astrotalkuk Publications. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years in the making, India's Space Programme is fulfilling the vision of its founders and delivering services from space that touch the lives of 1.3 billion people every day. In addition to operating a collection of satellites for weather, Earth observation, navigation and communication today, India has a spacecraft orbiting Mars and a space telescope in Earth orbit. This book provides the big picture of India's long association with science, from historical figures like Aryabhata and Bhaskara to Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, the key architects of its space program. It covers the scientific contribution of Indian scientists during the European Enlightenment and industrial revolution. It traces the technological development of Tipu Sultan's use of rockets for war in the 1780s; the all-but-forgotten contribution of Stephen H Smith's use of rockets as a means of transport in 1935 in northern India; and the emergence of Sriharikota – India's spaceport, the heart of India's modern Space Programme. • A detailed account of how a fishing village in Kerala was transformed into a space centre and used to launch India's first rocket into space on 21 November 1963. • A detailed summary of India's space infrastructure – launch vehicles, deep space network, Telemetry, Tracking and Command and space assets in orbit. • Description of how the ordinary people of India benefit from the services delivered by the space programme • Why India chose to go to the Moon and Mars and how it got there. • The prospects for India's ambitions in space for human spaceflight, national security and scientific exploration • An analysis of how India's Space Programme may play out on the global stage. Will it compete or collaborate with China, USA and Russia in space? This detailed work, in 645 pages, 29 tables and 9 appendices, is richly illustrated with 140+ illustrations (some images published for the first time) and supported by over 1,000 references. It is written for the non-specialist, offering a big-picture view.

Download or read book ISRO s History written by Anand Shinde and published by Cyber Author. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vast cosmic expanse, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shines as a beacon of human ingenuity and determination. Join author Anand Shinde on a celestial journey through the captivating history of ISRO, India's pioneering space agency. From its modest beginnings to the groundbreaking triumph of Chandrayaan-3, this book chronicles ISRO's evolution, technological breakthroughs, and remarkable missions that have left an indelible mark on the world. Explore the challenges and triumphs that define ISRO's journey, from launching its first satellite to conquering lunar and interplanetary missions Mangalyaan. Uncover how ISRO's contributions transcend the boundaries of Earth, revolutionising communication, weather forecasting, agriculture, and disaster management, benefiting millions. As you traverse these pages, discover the tales of brilliance, dedication, and scientific curiosity that have made ISRO a source of immense pride for every Indian. Experience the celestial odyssey that reshaped India's destiny among the stars, inspiring generations to dream beyond the horizon and explore the wonders of the cosmos.

Download or read book Classified Hidden Truths in the ISRO Spy Story written by J. Rajasekharan Nair and published by Sristhi Publishers & Distributors. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that the CIA had sabotaged ISRO’s top secret operation to transfer cryogenic rocket technology from Russia to India? Ever wondered what is the real reason why S. Nambi Narayanan does not want the whole truth behind the ISRO spy story to surface? Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was rocked by a spy case in 1994, taking down in its wake six officials who were a part of the organisation, including S. Nambi Narayanan. They were blamed with passing critical rocket technology to a neighbouring nation and booked for the same. CLASSIFIED exposes the hidden truths behind the spy story and how it highlighted the fractures of our premier institutions. It shows us how the spy case stripped them bare, down to their bones. Read this intriguing account of how state agencies are surreptitiously trying to bury the wreckage of a failed operation.

Download or read book INSTITUTIONS THAT SHAPED MODERN INDIA written by Ajey Lele and published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited. This book was released on 2021 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an introduction to ISRO, the organization that took India to space. - It tells the complete story of ISRO-from its inception to present times-and offers insights into how India's scientific community has performed well even with limited resources. - India's recent Chandrayaan mission ignited the general public's interest in the strides that we are taking in the area of space technologies.

Download or read book ISRO s History written by Anand Shinde and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vast cosmic expanse, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shines as a beacon of human ingenuity and determination. Join author Anand Shinde on a celestial journey through the captivating history of ISRO, India's pioneering space agency. From its modest beginnings to the groundbreaking triumph of Chandrayaan-3, this book chronicles ISRO's evolution, technological breakthroughs, and remarkable missions that have left an indelible mark on the world. Explore the challenges and triumphs that define ISRO's journey, from launching its first satellite to conquering lunar and interplanetary missions like Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan. Uncover how ISRO's contributions transcend the boundaries of Earth, revolutionizing communication, weather forecasting, agriculture, and disaster management, benefiting millions. As you traverse these pages, discover the tales of brilliance, dedication, and scientific curiosity that have made ISRO a source of immense pride for every Indian. Experience the celestial odyssey that reshaped India's destiny among the stars, inspiring generations to dream beyond the horizon and explore the wonders of the cosmos.

Download or read book ISRO s History written by CyberAuthor and published by Cyberauthor. This book was released on 2024-08-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vast cosmic expanse, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shines as a beacon of human ingenuity and determination. Join author Anand Shinde on a celestial journey through the captivating history of ISRO, India's pioneering space agency. From its modest beginnings to the groundbreaking triumph of Chandrayaan-3, this book chronicles ISRO's evolution, technological breakthroughs, and remarkable missions that have left an indelible mark on the world. Explore the challenges and triumphs that define ISRO's journey, from launching its first satellite to conquering lunar and interplanetary missions like Chandrayaan and Mangalyaan. Uncover how ISRO's contributions transcend the boundaries of Earth, revolutionizing communication, weather forecasting, agriculture, and disaster management, benefiting millions. As you traverse these pages, discover the tales of brilliance, dedication, and scientific curiosity that have made ISRO a source of immense pride for every Indian. Experience the celestial odyssey that reshaped India's destiny among the stars, inspiring generations to dream beyond the horizon and explore the wonders of the cosmos.

Download or read book Handbook of Space Security written by Kai-Uwe Schrogl and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space Security involves the use of space (in particular communication, navigation, earth observation, and electronic intelligence satellites) for military and security purposes on earth and also the maintenance of space (in particular the earth orbits) as safe and secure areas for conducting peaceful activities. The two aspects can be summarized as "space for security on earth" and “the safeguarding of space for peaceful endeavors.” The Handbook will provide a sophisticated, cutting-edge resource on the space security policy portfolio and the associated assets, assisting fellow members of the global space community and other interested policy-making and academic audiences in keeping abreast of the current and future directions of this vital dimension of international space policy. The debate on coordinated space security measures, including relevant 'Transparency and Confidence-Building Measures,' remains at a relatively early stage of development. The book offers a comprehensive description of the various components of space security and how these challenges are being addressed today. It will also provide a number of recommendations concerning how best to advance this space policy area, given the often competing objectives of the world's major space-faring nations. The critical role to be played by the United States and Europe as an intermediary and "middle diplomat" in promoting sustainable norms of behavior for space will likewise be highlighted. In providing a global and coherent analytical approach to space security today, the Handbook focuses on four areas that together define the entire space security area: policies, technologies, applications, and programs. This structure will assure the overall view of the subject from its political to its technical aspects. Internationally recognized experts in each of the above fields contribute, with their analytical synthesis assured by the section editors.

Download or read book India s Rise as a Space Power written by U. R. Rao and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Leapfroggers written by V.P. Sandlas and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'We are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society, and the courage to leapfrog to state-of-the-art engineering and technology pursuits rather than step-by-step scientific developments.' These famous words of Dr Vikram Sarabhai propel every initiative of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The Leapfroggers, too, is an outcome of the same spirit. Featured in the book is Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the first Project Director of SLV-3, India's most prestigious space project in the 1970s. Ved Prakash Sandlas was part of Kalam's core team and eventually took over from him after the first successful launch in 1980. Sandlas was one of the first engineers to join ISRO in its formative years in the 1960s. In this book, he reflects on the ISRO culture: the styles, values and characteristics of its people; their aspirations and ambitions; and their beliefs, prejudices, superstitions and limitations. Woven with interesting anecdotes and scientific detail, The Leapfroggers is the human story of ISRO's and India's technological advancement.

Download or read book History of Indian Astronomy The Siamese Manuscript written by Anil Narayanan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Siamese Manuscript holds the distinction of being the very first document relating to Indian Astronomy to reach Europe in a pristine form. Some fragments of Indian Astronomy had undoubtedly reached Europe in earlier times, but those tidbits were likely received in a highly altered form due to difficulties in translation, and the so-called cultural barrier. The Siamese Manuscript helped overcome this barrier by being a compendium of Indian astronomical knowledge in plain Siamese. The timing of the arrival of the manuscript in Europe was significant. After a couple hundred years the Renaissance was finally bearing fruit, and European intellectual prowess was at a peak. The deeper principles of Indian Astronomy, which had gone over the heads of the Greeks and the Arabs who first encountered them, could now be fully understood and appreciated for the first time by people outside India.

Download or read book Vikram Sarabhai a Life written by Amrita Shah and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vikram Sarabhai (1919 71), The Renaissance Man Of Indian Science, Visualized The Impossible And Often Made It Happen. Founder Of India S Space Programme, Vikram Dreamed Of Communication Satellites That Would Educate People At A Time When Even A Modest Rocket Programme Seemed Daring; Of Huge Agricultural Complexes Serviced By Atomic Power And Desalinated Sea Water. He Envisioned Research Technology That Would Free Indian Industry From Foreign Dependence, And Of A World-Class Management College That Would Train Managers For The Public Sector. Amrita Shah S Vikram Sarabhai: A Life Is The Story Of This Dynamic Visionary. Born Into An Immensely Wealthy And Politically Conscious Business Family, Vikram Had An Early Understanding Of The Power Of Money And The Problems Of A Newly Independent Nation, To Which He Married A Deep Love For Physics. Between 1947 And 1971, He Built A Thriving Pharmaceutical Business, Conducted Research Into Cosmic Rays, Set Up India S First Textile Research Cooperative, Atira, The First Market Research Organization, Org, The Indian Institute Of Management In Ahmedabad And The Dance Academy Darpana. He Also Headed The Atomic Energy Commission And Laid The Foundations For The World S First Entirely Peaceful Space Programme. Good-Looking, Charismatic, Married To The Glamorous Classical Dancer Mrinalini And Closely Associated With The Most Influential Figures Of His Time C.V. Raman, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Homi Bhabha, Bruno Rossi, Louis Kahn And John Rockefeller Iii Vikram Seemed To Have Led A Charmed Existence. Yet, His Personal Life Was Troubled And His Strong Resistance To India S Move Towards A Nuclear Explosion In The Late 1960S Put Him At Odds With Powerful Lobbies And Fellow Technologists. Amrita Shah Delves Into The Life And Mind Of This Fascinating, Complex Individual. This Is A Vivid And Intimate Portrait Of A Multifaceted Genius Who Died Young, But Whose Vision Still Drives India S Ambitious Space Programme And Inspires Indians In All Walks Of Life

Download or read book Indian Deep Space Network written by GR Hathwar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the successful launch of Chandrayaan- 1, India’s Moon Mission, in 2008, and Mangalyaan, India’s Mars Mission, in 2013, India has created history in space missions, and can proudly claim an eminent position among the comity of nations that are in the forefront in such missions. The need to create a state-of-the-art communication system to support such missions was keenly felt from 2003 onwards, when the Chandrayaan was announced. The challenges of building such a Deep Space Network System from concept to realization with indigenous expertise, in a record time of three years, together with the ultimate sweet triumph of success, are captured here in a first person narrative by one of those dedicated scientists who was at the helm of affairs of Chandrayaan-I mission. In this book, complex microwave technology equations are transformed into language that can be understood by all, and the pictorial presentation of the largest deep space communication antenna ever built within the country, is sure to make it visually very pleasant to read and understand. Readers who may be students, teachers, technologists, space scientists and science enthusiasts will surely enjoy reading this book.