Vikram Sarabhai

ISRO Celebrates Birth Anniversary Of Its Founder And Father Of Indian Space Program Dr Vikram Sarabhai

Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, a trailblazing visionary, is widely hailed as the father of the Indian space program and a relentless institution builder. 

Aug 12, 2023, 15:57 PM IST

Kasam Samvidhan Ki: BJP spokesperson said – Congress had built AIIMS by asking for money in donation

ISRO successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Political parties are competing to take credit for this success of India. BJP spokesperson Rakesh Sinha said that Health Minister Rajkumari Amrit Kaur had gone to Nehru ji to build AIIMS, but ji had said that we do not have money. After which he took money from Netherlands, Denmark, New Zealand and such NGOs who did not want to see the country move forward.

Jul 15, 2023, 00:12 AM IST

DNA: Complete analysis of India's Moon Mission, successful flight..my India great

DNA: Complete analysis of India's Moon Mission, successful flight..my India great

Jul 14, 2023, 23:56 PM IST

Kasam Samvidhan Ki: Kharge's tweet before Chandrayaan-3's landing on the moon, why politics started?

The launch of Chandrayaan-3 is being celebrated in the country and the world. PM Modi tweeted from France and congratulated the scientists of the country. But in the meantime, politics started in India. A tweet by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge gave rise to a new controversy in India. Along with this, Rahul Gandhi and many other Congress leaders also tweeted. After this, a controversy started on Twitter. At the same time, BJP leaders also started tweeting giving credit to PM Modi for the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3.

Jul 14, 2023, 23:36 PM IST

Chandrayaan-2 captures image of crater on Moon; ISRO names it after Vikram Sarabhai

The Sarabhai Crater is around 250 to 300 kilometres east of the crater where the Apollo 17 and Luna 21 Missions had landed.

Aug 15, 2020, 06:46 AM IST

PSLV's Vikas Engine: An unfailing tribute to Dr Vikram A Sarabhai

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, is undoubtedly among the most successful and consistent rockets in the world among the sub-1.5ton payload to Low-earth orbit or polar orbits. But one lesser-known facet beyond the enviable success rate of this rocket is its second-stage engine - Vikas.

Aug 12, 2020, 21:59 PM IST

Visionary, scientist, industrialist, institution builder: Remembering Vikram Sarabhai on his 101st birth anniversary eve

“I pay more than Rs 4 crore in taxes, you can assume that my money, paid as tax, is being used for the space programme,” Dr Vikram Sarabhai, among India’s top scientists, institution-builders and industrialists had reportedly said, half-jokingly in the 1960s. This was during the initial phases of discussion pertaining to the budget of the Indian Space Programme.

Aug 11, 2020, 20:14 PM IST

ISRO’s success lay in taking space technology to society: Former Chairman Dr AS Kiran Kumar

Dr Kumar said that true to Dr Vikram Sarabhai’s vision we have made great progress in utilizing space technology for rapidly developing communication technologies, broadcast capabilities, weather forecasting, resource mapping, crop monitoring etc.

Jan 03, 2020, 22:40 PM IST

Google Doodle celebrates 100th birth anniversary of ISRO founder Vikram Sarabhai

Google celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of Vikram Sarabhai-- known as the father of the Indian space programme, who founded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)-- with a Doodle on August 12, Monday.

Aug 12, 2019, 06:49 AM IST

DNA: Today in History | December 30

Know all the historical facts happened on December 28 in this episode of DNA.

Dec 30, 2015, 23:49 PM IST