ISRO’s First Launch Pad to Mangalyaan: 10 Rare & Historic Photos From Our Space Adventure

As these iconic snapshots show, the sky has never been the limit for ISRO and its valiant heroes!  [View this email in your browser]( The RH-75 was not much more than a glorified Deepavali rocket. But it was the beginning for ISRO Sixty years ago, in a fishing village called Thumba in Kerala, a handful of scientists and engineers converted a church into a space lab. And thus began India’s space saga. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has come a long way since. And to tell the story of its glorious journey, three former ISRO scientists – Dr Manoranjan Rao, Dr Suresh, and Dr Balagangadharan recently brought out a coffee table book filled with iconic pictures from its archives. Thumba had the special geographical advantage of lying close to the magnetic equator. Vikram Sarabhai realised that the electrojet found above the magnetic equator could be the perfect subject of study to kickstart India’s space program. And so, a station was set up in Thumba. On 21 November 1963, Nike-Apache took off from Thumba. It was a sounding rocket, i.e. a rocket carrying measuring instruments. And thus our journey began. And now an amazing book captures rare and unseen images from those days. [Do have a look at some of them, and the book itself, right here.]( - Anjali Doney [Read More]( [Made With a Sewing Machine, Patiala Tailor’s Stunning Artworks Sell For Lakhs!]( [Craving Traditional Indian Food? 5 Instant Dishes You Can Cook in Minutes!]( [Free On Tree: Bengaluru Residents Hang Sweaters for The Needy This Winter]( Handmade Ceramic Feather Orange Owl Planter Tippy Trails is a ceramic design studio by, Nisarga Yadav based in Bangalore. All the products are handcrafted with the vision to focus on a design incorporating crafts, in & around Karnataka with ceramic & glass as the main material. Our products are a culmination of panchabhootas concentrating on home decor products, tableware, garden & table accessories. These feather owl planters are handmade with ceramic and stoneware. They are best suited for succulents and can be used as desk planters. [Buy Now]( Our Best Of The Day - [Weekend Diary: Learn How to Compost, Grow Microgreens in Delhi & Bengaluru]( - [How to Adopt a Dog in India: 6 Steps to Follow]( - [Hydroponics vs Aquaponics: Bengaluru Expert Helps You Choose & Learn the Best]( Do share this newsletter with all your friends and family on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( WhatsApp. And if you wish others to subscribe to The Better India's daily dose of positivity, do share [this URL]( with them. Thanks for reading! [Follow Us On: Facebook]( [Follow Us On: Twitter]( [Follow Us On: Instagram]( [Latest Updates: The Better India]( Copyright © 2019 The Better India, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted for it at our website. Our mailing address is: The Better India The Better India Office 402, 4th Floor, Prestige Feroze 74, Cunningham RoadBangalore 560052 India [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing]( [TBI Shop on Facebook]( [TBI Shop on Instagram]( [TBI Shop Website](