Early Satellites To Moon Missions: ISRO Milestones Since Independence. In PICS

Earliest satellites to Moon missions: In the years since Independence, India has made major strides in its space programme, spearheaded by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The feats achieved by ISRO include the Rohini Series, INSAT and GSAT Series, EDUSAT, Earth Observation Satellites, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, Space Recovery Experiment Satellite, Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), AstroSat, and Chandrayaan-2.

Vikram Sarabhai, internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Programme, was an Indian physicist and industrialist who initiated space research, and helped develop nuclear power in India. Sarabhai was the founder of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). (Image source: Getty)

Space research activities were initiated in India during the early 1960s. In 1962, the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was set up under the Department of Atomic Energy, to spearhead space research activities. The then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, set up INCOSPAR on the urging of Vikram Sarabhai. (Image: @INCIndia)