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Cycle Jouney Of First Indian Rocket- Amazing Rocket Launching Story

 

                      

                     Its all happened in 1962, when the idea of first rocket came in to the mind of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and rest all were HISTORY.......
Cycle Jouney Of First Indian Rocket

 

The scientists were doing research on electrons in the fields of physics, astronomy and meteorology. so magnetic equator is the correct spot to study because magnetic equator is an imaginary line around the planet that connects all the points where a magnetic needle, when freely suspended, is horizontal. It is scientifically important because the magnetic equator is all where the Equatorial Electrojet exists (a stream of electrons whizzing across the sky, about 110-120 km above the Earth’s surface.)



 Dr Sarabhai felt that Thumba was the best place to launch them as Thumba is located at 8°32’34” N and 76°51’32” E. A small church which was dedicated to St Mary Magdalene that was located on the Earth’s magnetic equator at Thumba.

Cycle Jouney Of First Indian Rocket

Dr Sarabhai and his fellow scientists (including Dr APJ Abdul Kalam) went to Thumba to talk to the then bishop of Trivandrum who lived in the house adjacent to the church. Bishop said that he will ask to the people there around it and give the answer.

The bishop explained the scientific mission to people and asked the permission of his congregation to hand over the church to the scientists. Permission was granted, the paperwork was done and the villagers relocated to a new village with a brand new church in 100 days flat. The bishop’s home was quickly converted into an office, the church became the workshop, and cattle sheds served as storage houses and laboratories.  Indian scientists began assembling their first rocket.


Cycle Jouney Of First Indian Rocket

 In those days, the only jeep was always hope which was always  busy, so the scientists had to either walk or use a cycle to move within the range. Rocket parts and payloads were transported by bullock carts and bicycle to the launch pad. India staged its first launch Nike-Apache rocket supplied by NASA. 

On 21 November 1963, India made its very first rocket launch. There begins the HISTORY of Indian Satellite and from there , there is no turning back till now.........

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