ISRO's ADVANCED SATELLITE TRANSPORT VEHICLE in 1981

[IFB]

Look at those bellbottoms.

Just googled ....omg those are pants?....thought the the guy was wearing a lungi

 

[Night_Raven]

The entire Indian Space program and its humble beginnings have been documented in APJ Adbul Kalam's autobiography "Wings of Fire".

It is truly one of the most inspirational books I have ever read.

This is one excerpt from the book documenting his meeting with the inventor of V-2 and the father of the modern rocket , Werner Von Braun.

Wings of fire: an autobiography - Google Books

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Dr. Satish Dhawan were the true pioneers of our space program.

Makes every Indian feel proud in the hardships , struggles and successes faced in this journey.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Its cheesy, but you can see how India started...

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

Its cheesy, but you can see how India started...

Nice video bro...Thxx for posting....

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

From here...

To here...

And continuing......

 

[aakash_2410]

Its cheesy, but you can see how India started...

I still got goosebumps! lool

 

[blackops]

Nice video bro...Thxx for posting....

wooo man awsum

 

[IndoCarib]

We have come a long way indeed ! And a long way to go.

 

[Night_Raven]

BELOW

W2M satellite : The solar panel reaches its mid-point in the deployment sequence. Developed by a European-Indian alliance of EADS Astrium and ANTRIX (the commercial arm of ISRO – the Indian Space Research Organisation) :

W2M satellite : This image shows the solar panel at the completion of its deployment test. The panel is supported by an overhead suspension system to simulate the near zero gravity conditions in orbit, where the W2M’s panels will be deployed after its launch by Ariane 5. Based on the ISRO I-3K satellite bus, W2M will have a liftoff mass of 3,460 kg. and will provide TV and radio broadcasting services :

 

[indushek]

I wish that we continue this way for long and achieve the success we are after.