50 years of Aryabhata: Satellite that launched India’s space journey
It was Saturday, April 19, 1975. At 1:28:55pm IST, India launched its first satellite, Aryabhata, from a remote Soviet cosmodrome. Built in just 30 months by a young team of Indian scientists, the satellite didn’t just mark the beginning of India’s space era — it became a symbol of scientific ambition in a developing nation.While…
