ISRO picks up young talents to prepare for future missions
By siliconindia   |   Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 21:49 IST   |    1 Comments
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Bangalore: Indian Space Research Organisation has adopted a new initiative to deliver practical experience to aspiring young scientists in the field of space research. ISRO will now nurture and guide youngsters by training them with the help of Studsat- India's first picosatellite which has been built by a group of 40 young engineering students from Bangalore and Hyderabad. "The major objective of bringing students under our fold is to provide hands on experience to youngsters in the frontier areas of space research and technology such as the design, fabrication and realization of a space mission," said DVA Raghava Murthy, Project Director, small satellites projects, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore. After Studsat, we have four other nano satellites, designed and built by students in the pipeline, added Murthy. Students from various colleges and universities from technology discipline have developed advanced satellites. Few students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have developed a nano satellite called 'Jugnu', weighing around three kgs. It provides real time data on drought, flood and forestation. Pradhan, a 3.5 kg satellite is being developed by students of IIT Mumbai. Many more satellites have been built by students from SRM University, Anna University and Sathyabhama University in Chennai. The students are guided by experts from ISRO. "ISRO has always encouraged students to become partners for payload development. Satellites built by students is part of the encouragement given by the ISRo to colleges and universities to study space technology and learn how to build nano, micro and pico satellites," said Prof. U.R.Rao, former ISRO Chairman.

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