{"id":27957,"date":"2018-10-23T17:19:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T11:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=27957"},"modified":"2018-10-23T17:19:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T11:49:16","slug":"isro-set-to-launch-its-tv-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/isro-set-to-launch-its-tv-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"ISRO set to launch its TV channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/isro-set-to-launch-its-tv-channel\/article24672158.ece\">ISRO set to launch its TV channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>News:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will have an year-long Vikram Sarabhai centenary celebration to honour the visionary scientist and its legendary founding father.<strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sky.jpg?resize=534%2C304\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sky.jpg?w=534&amp;ssl=1 534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sky.jpg?resize=150%2C85&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sky.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Important facts: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sarabhai, the architect of the Indian space programme the first ISRO chief and renowned cosmic rays scientist, was born Aug 12, 1919.<\/li>\n<li>As a part of celebration, series of activities will be organized nationally and internationally to commemorate the great international scientist.<\/li>\n<li>Awards, scholarships and fellowships will also be given in the country and abroad.<\/li>\n<li>It plans to roll out a dedicated ISRO TV channel showcasing space applications, developments and science issues, targeting young viewers and people in remote areas in their language.<\/li>\n<li>ISRO\u2019s tributes to Sarabhai start with naming the first Indian moon landing spacecraft of the Chandrayaan-2 mission \u2018Vikram\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>The mission is planned for early 2019.<\/li>\n<li>A chair each at Sarabhai&#8217;s two alma maters, Cambridge University and Gujarat University, as also at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), would be set up.<\/li>\n<li>100 lectures by science luminaries would be held across the country in association with the International Astronautical Federation, the global space networking body.<\/li>\n<li>ISRO will very soon start allowing the public to watch satellite launches from its Sriharikota launch centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISRO set to launch its TV channel News: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will have an year-long Vikram Sarabhai centenary celebration to honour the visionary scientist and its legendary founding father.\u00a0 Important facts: Sarabhai, the architect of the Indian space programme the first ISRO chief and renowned cosmic rays scientist, was born Aug 12,&hellip; 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