ISRO - Indian Space Research Organisation 2019
Edit The Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO , / ˈ ɪ s r oʊ / ) 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." [7] The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was established in the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in 1962, with the urging of scientist Vikram Sarabhai recognizing the need in space research. INCOSPAR grew and became ISRO in 1969, [14] also under the DAE. [15] [16] In 1972, Government of India setup a Space Commission and the Department of Space (DOS), [17] bringing ISRO under the DOS. The establishment of ISRO thus institutionalized space research activities in In...