Top 9 facts about ISRO

 1. ISRO'S EXPENDITURE IN THE LAST 40 YEARS = HALF OF NASA'S SINGLE YEAR BUDGET.

 2. ISRO'S BUDGET IS ONLY 0.34 PER CENT OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE AT PRESENT AND 0.08 PER CENT OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP).
 There is so little to offer, but in turn ISRO has got more in return to offer back to the nation.



 3. SO, YOU THINK IT'S JUST A SMALL ORGANIZATION?
 Last year, it saw a turnover of Rs.  14 billion!



4. THEY DO MUCH MORE THAN JUST LAUNCHING SATELLITES.
 They are developing an orbital vehicle as well as setting up a training center in Bangalore to train astronauts.  Considering hold your breath, though, this is likely to happen only post 2017.


 5. ISRO'S MARS MISSION IS THE CHEAPEST SO FAR, JUST 450 CRORE I.E RS 12 PER KM, EQUIVALENT TO AUTO FARE.

 In 2008-09, the Indian Space and Research Organization successfully launched a lunar orbiter, Chandrayaan-1, which discovered evidence of water on the moon.  Mangalyaan was developed from technology tested during the Chandrayaan mission.

6. INDIA (ISRO) IS THE ONLY ONE COUNTRY WHO HAS REACHED TO THE MARS IN HIS FIRST ATTEMPT!

 And that also in just 400 crores.  US failed in their first 5 attempts.  Soviet Union failed in their first 8 attempts.  China & Russia also failed in their first attempt.

7. ISRO IS CREDITED FOR HAVING THE MOST NUMBER OF BACHELORS IN ANY SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION.

 Yes, Many of the scientists are single and committed only to the organization.

8. THEY DON'T BUY STUFF.  THEY BUILD IT!
 When Indian scientists asked for the methodologies and engineering assistance from US for our Mars mission long back, they refused.  We gave give up.  They tried hard and developed new methodology and engineering indigenously and made this historical achievement with much cheaper cost.

10. FUN FACT: ISRO HAS A ELDER COUSIN.

 Like the formation of the nation itself, Pakistan started their Space and Upper Atmosphere Commission (SUPARCO) quite earlier than that of India.  SUPARCO was launched in 1961 but ISRO was started in 1969. While ISRO has already launched 77 satellites till date, SUPARCO could only send two and that too with the assistance by foreign nations.


Bonus fact

  LOOK AT WHAT TRANSPORTED 1981'S APPLE SATELLITE!