India, Aug. 23 -- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Saturday released two special modules on India's space programmes, tracing the nation's journey from transporting rockets on bicycles and bullock carts in the 1960s to emerging as a global leader in cost-effective space exploration with landmark Isro missions like Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1.

The latest special modules highlight the country's achievements from early innovations, modern-day achievements to upcoming Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-4 missions. The modules also introduce students to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to reach the International Space Station (ISS).

Marking National Space Day 2025, the council released tw...