VP Naidu lauds ISRO

Speed Post News Network

New Delhi : Vice President (VP) of India M Venkaiah Naidu on October 4, 2017, said that the remarkable team work and output shown by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) over the years is a model for other departments and institutions.

He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the week long celebrations of World Space Week, at Sriharikota High Altitude Range (SHAR), Sriharikoga, Andhra Pradesh, a rocket launch centre of ISRO. Governor of Andhra Pradesh, E S L Narasimhan, Chairman, ISRO,  Kiran Kumar and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

The Vice President said that his heart swells with pride on India’s prowess in space technology as country marches ahead to conquer new frontiers in space exploration. It is a double delight to him to be here as this internationally-renowned rocket launching site is located in his native district of Nellore, he added, according to aPIB release.

The Vice President said that a thousand years ahead of Europeans, Indian savants knew that the zero and infinity were mutually inverse notions. He further said that with the launch of the first sounding rocket from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS) in 1963 and the first Satellite, Aryabhata, in 1975, India has made giant strides and has emerged today as one of the leading space faring nations.

The Vice President said that by putting 104 satellites into orbit in one go and placing the heaviest Indian satellite, GSAT-19 weighing 3,136 kg in its orbit earlier this year, India’s space scientists and technologists have not only done the country proud but made the world to sit up and take note of its accomplishments. It is not a question of mere technological advancement, but achieving launch after launch successfully at much lesser costs of similar missions in advanced countries which makes every Indian proud, he added.