General

India loves ISRO.

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History

The Indian Space Research Organisation is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bengaluru. Its vision is to “harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.” The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was established in the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru under the DAE in 1962, with the urging of scientist Vikram Sarabhai recognizing the need in space research. INCOSPAR grew and became ISRO in 1969, also under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). In 1972 Government of India setup a Space Commission and the Department of Space (DOS), bringing ISRO under the DOS. The establishment of ISRO thus institutionalized space research activities in India. It is managed by the Department of Space, which reports to the Prime Minister of India.

Who are more interested in ISRO?

Most of us listen about ISRO or try to find out about it when there is any rocket launch or during natural disaster. Here is the list of States in India which show interest on our ISRO. Data is pulled between Jul-2018 & Jul-2019.

RegionPercentile
Kerala100
Andaman and Nicobar Islands99
Andhra Pradesh87
Arunachal Pradesh70
Karnataka66
Uttarakhand61
Jharkhand57
Telangana54
Tamil Nadu53
Daman and Diu53
Puducherry48
Gujarat46
Delhi46
Chhattisgarh43
Odisha43
Tripura42
Sikkim42
Himachal Pradesh38
Maharashtra38
West Bengal34
Meghalaya33
Haryana32
Uttar Pradesh31
Nagaland30
Rajasthan29
Bihar28
Madhya Pradesh27
Assam25
Goa25
Jammu and Kashmir24
Chandigarh24
Dadra and Nagar Haveli24
Punjab23
Mizoram18
Manipur10
Lakshadweep0

ISRO is getting ready for Chandrayaan – 2 Mission. Launch is scheduled on Monday, 15-Jul-2019 at 02:51 AM. But due to technical issue it got delayed. Check Chandrayaan link for more details.

External Links

Please visit the official websites and learn more about our ISRO.

ISRO Official Website
Official website of the Department of Space of the Government of India