GSLV: Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
PSLV: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)

Highlights of Indian Space History

• 1963 - First sounding rocket launched from TERLS (November 21, 1963).
  
• 1965 -Space Science & Technology Centre (SSTC) established in Thumba.
  
• 1967 - Satellite Telecommunication Earth Station set up at Ahmedabad.
  
• 1969 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
  
• 1972 - Space Commission and Department of Space set up. ISRO brought under DOS (June 1, 1972).
  
• 1975 - ISRO becomes Government Organisation (April 1, 1975). First Indian Satellite, Aryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975).
  
• 1979 - Bhaskara-I, an experimental satellite for earth observations, launched (June 7, 1979). First Experimental launch of SLV-3 with Rohini Technology Payload on board (August 10, 1979). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
  
• 1981- First developmental launch of SLV-3.
  
• 1984 - Indo-Soviet manned space mission (April 1984).
  
• 1987 - First developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-1 satellite on board (March 24, 1987). Satellite could not be placed in orbit.
  
• 2001 - First Launch of the GSLV successfully completed on April 18 2001.

Books

• The Japanese and Indian Space Programmes: Two Roads into Space
  by Brian Harvey from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
  
  
• Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe: Proceedings of a Conference Held in Calcutta, India, Januarary 10-17, 1998 (Astrophysics)
  by Sandip K. Chakrabarti (Editor) from Amazon.com.

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India in Space and Astronomy Links

• ISRO-Indian Space Research Organisation: Information about India's space research projects and the history of its space program.
  

Education

• Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics:

Astronomy Clubs

• Astronomy Club, Ahmedabad:
• Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomers:
• Khagol Mandal: Association of Amateur Astronomers and Skygazers. 

Planetariums

• Birla Planetarium:
• Jawahrlal Nehru Planetarium:
• Nehru Planetarium:
• Kerla State Science and Technology Museum:

Other Links

ISRO-Indian Space Research Organisation: For the Space History Section

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