Very few can think of visiting Antarctica in their lifetime. But, what if it were possible to virtually experience the cold desolate environment from here itself? A first-of-its-kind ‘Antarctica Experience Room’ was opened at the Space Museum within the B.M. Birla Science Centre functioning under the G.P. Birla Archaeological Astronomical and Scientific Research Institute (GPBAASRI) here on Tuesday.
As part of this, one can interact with the Indian space scientists there and understand the research studies under way through a video link from within the warmer confines of the Science Centre.
The Antarctica Experience Room was inaugurated by institute chairperson Nirmala Birla in the presence of National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) director Prakash Chauhan. Institute director K.G. Kumar told presspersons that ‘live’ interaction will be possible with the ISRO -Indian Space Research Organisation scientists at the ground station of Antarctica for students. “This is part of the Space Museum set up a few years ago in association with ISRO and NRSC in July 2019 where visitors can experience the country’s space research story with models and replicas of rockets/satellites,” said Mr. Kumar.
