From bullock carts to the Moon's south pole

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai established INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research) under the Department of Atomic Energy.

Set the foundation for India's space journey with the belief that space technology must serve society.

ISRO was founded to harness space technology for national development.

Dr. Vikram Sarabhai became the first chairman of ISRO.

Launched from the Soviet Union, Aryabhata was India's first indigenously developed satellite.

Marked India’s entry into space-based research and communication.

India launched Rohini-1 into orbit using SLV-3, developed indigenously under the leadership of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Established India’s capability to build and launch satellites independently.

Launched INSAT for meteorology and telecommunications, and IRS for earth observation.

Enabled forecasting, communication, agriculture planning, and disaster management.

Discovered water molecules on the Moon, revolutionizing lunar science.

Proved India’s capability in deep space exploration.

India became the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit and the first in the world to do so on its maiden attempt.

The mission was globally praised for its low cost and high innovation.

Included an orbiter, lander (Vikram), and rover (Pragyan); the orbiter continues successful operation.

Although the lander failed to soft-land, the mission yielded significant scientific data.

India became the first nation to land near the Moon's south pole.

The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover conducted successful in-situ analysis.

Launched to study the Sun’s corona, solar flares, and solar wind effects on Earth.

Stationed at the L1 point to provide uninterrupted solar observations.

India’s first human spaceflight mission with a goal to send astronauts into low-Earth orbit.

Involves indigenous launch systems, astronaut training, and life-support technology.