Space enthusiasts in the city will get a peek into some aspects of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) ambitious human spaceflight project, Gaganyaan, at a ‘Human Spaceflight Expo’ organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium between July 22 and 24. The expo has been organised by ISRO as a part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (celebration of 75 years of Independence).
The expo will be inaugurated by C.N. Ashwath Narayan, Minister, and S. Somanath, chairman, ISRO/Secretary, DOS, on Thursday. The public will be allowed to visit the expo from 9.30 a.m. on July 22. It will be open till 4.30 p.m. on the first day and 3.30 p.m. the next two days.
Along with an interactive model of Gaganyaan, there will be other scaled models of launch vehicles, satellites, space suits and Indian space station. The expo will also offer a dome show, lectures by eminent personalities, display of ISRO models, technologies for human space flight missions, interactive games, science activities and competitions for students.
