Coffee-table book tracing ISRO’s achievements launched

Coffee-table book tracing ISRO’s achievements launched

Context:

Recently, the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, S. Somanath, released a coffee-table book brought out by The Hindu Group of Publications.

 

Key highlights:

  • The title of the books is – “ISRO: Exploring New Frontiers – To The Moon, The Sun & Beyond”.
  • The book is curated by, T.S. Subramanian who was a former associate of Frontline magazine.

 

 

About the book:

  • It documents the achievements of India as a space faring nation in detail, from its nascent days in the 1960s to recent programmes like the Mars Orbiter Mission, Chandrayaan-1, 2 and 3, and the Aditya L-1 missions.
  • The book also shows  behind-the-scenes stories, interviews and spectacular photographs of India’s space journey.

About ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization):

  • ISRO is India’s National Space Agency under the Department of Space, Government of India.
  • Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka.
  • Vision: Utilize space technology for national development, conduct space science research and explore planets.
  • Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL): The commercial arm of ISRO, responsible for marketing space products, providing technical consultancy and transferring ISRO-developed technologies.