Tirunelveli :

As part of the World Space Week celebrations, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a mega ‘Space Expo’ at S.T. Hindu College in Nagercoil from October 5 to 8.

S.R. Vijayamohanakumar, chairman, Publicity Committee, ‘World Space Week 2017’, said the exhibition would showcase ISRO’s space research programmes from its humble beginning through display panels and exhibits. The exhibition would also cover applications of India’s space programmes for the benefit of common man.

The pavilion would have models of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), Reusable Launch Vehicle, GSLV MK III engine, liquid and cryogenic engines and Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) recovered after the flight in December 2014.

The expo was the first of its kind in Tamil Nadu in terms of size and contents, which would benefit the public, especially students, immensely, the organisers said. The free exhibition, to be inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan in the presence of K. Sivan, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, would be open to public from 9.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on all days.

Mr. Vijayamohanakumar said a range of lectures on space science, ISRO’s feats, careers in ISRO, etc., would be delivered by experts as part of the expo. An open forum would be organised on the last day of the event, in which a panel of experts from various walks of life would participate.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Tamil Nadu / by Special Correspondent / October 04th, 2017