15 Unique Facts About Indian Space Research Organization

Science is the mother of technology. To evolve space science, many space agencies of different nations have played their key roles. One of such space agency is ISRO, commonly called as Indian Space Research Organization.

Today, at FactWish, we have come with some of the most surprising facts about ISRO which makes it different from other space research organizations. Let’s begin.

1. Till now, the entire expenditure of ISRO is almost half of the budget of NASA in one single year.

2. ISRO is the only space agency in the world to send its lunar orbiter on Mars in its first attempt.

3. Also named as “Chandrayaan-1”, the Mars mission of ISRO is cheapest till now. The per km cost of Mars mission was just Rs.12 equivalent to an auto fare.

4. India was the fourth country to host its flag on Moon. The Lunar mission was launched by ISRO in 2008.

5. ISRO has successfully developed its own 3D satellite imagery tool called BHUVAN, using which surface of Earth can be traced in 2D/3D form similar to what Google Earth does.

6. In February 2017, ISRO made the world record by launching 104 satellites in just one Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Out of 104 satellites, 96 belonged to USA.

7. India was the first country to find evidence of water on moon on account of its Chandrayaan-1 mission launched in 2008.

8. The Mars mission of ISRO is even cheaper than Hollywood movies made on Space.

9. The first rocket launched by ISRO was carried on a bicycle in 1963.

10. ISRO was formed on India’s independence day in 1969.

11. Maximum stuff ISRO uses are made by them. They build stuffs instead of purchasing them.

12. ISRO is expecting to launch its first manned mission by 2022 in Space.

13. Most of the scientists working for ISRO are bachelors.

14. India has its own GPS system named as IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System).

15. The first rocket launched by ISRO was from St. Mary Magdalene Church, in a village near Trivandrum, India. The villages devoted the church for nation’s cause.