@garfaagel to Today I [email protected]English • 1 year ago

TIL that the first rocket launched by the Indian space program in 1963 was transported to the launch site by bicycle. The space center from which the launch was performed was set up in a church.

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TIL that the first rocket launched by the Indian space program in 1963 was transported to the launch site by bicycle. The space center from which the launch was performed was set up in a church.

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@garfaagel to Today I [email protected]English • 1 year ago

Transported on a bicycle, launched from a church: The fascinating story of India's first rocket launch

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Here is how the first rocket of India got launched from a church in Thumbu, Trivandrum.

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This was just 16 years after independence. There was no space organization till 1962—a year before this launch.