Visit to Sriharikota Rocket Launching Centre Celebrations

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Visit to Sriharikota Rocket Launching Centre Celebrations

75 students of Abhyasa International Residential School got the opportunity of visiting SDSC, SHAR on 4th February, 2016. Soon after reaching SHAR, the students of Abhyasa were at first taken to the Auditorium and shown them a movie on all the stages of Rocket Launching. After the movie, the students interacted with Shri.Viswanath Sharma, HOD of Technical Department, SDS SHAR.

Later, the students visited "Space Museum" and knew the history of ISRO and its future plans. They saw the models of PSLV (Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle) GSLV (Geo Stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle), GSLV MK III. Then they were taken to Rocket Launching Pad where they were shown the First Used Launching Pad and the Current Launching Pad and explained to them how the rockets are launched from there. The students made notes of all the details of various Launching Vehicles.

The Sriharikota Range, the Satellite Launching Station of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), popularly known as SHAR is situated on an island of Sullurupeta-a small town in Nellore district, of the state Andhra Pradesh. Geographically Sriharikota Range(SHAR) is situated at 80 Deg. East and 13 Deg. North. The launch Centre located at Sriharikota island, was named as Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR (SDSC,SHAR) in September 2002, in memory of Prof Satish Dhwan, who was Chairman of ISRO from 1972 to 1984. SHAR Centre is recognized the second best location for launching the rockets.