Mysore/Mysuru, Aug. 8 -- National Space Day was jointly celebrated by Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in association with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), at its Convocation Hall in city recently.

As part of Space Day, the miniature models of ISRO designed satellites and rockets were displayed at the premises, that kindled curiosity among the students of various schools and visitors alike.

M.R. Raghavendra, Deputy Director, Telemetry, Tracking and Commanding Network (ISTRAC), ISRO delivered a lecture on the topic "Aryabhata to Gaganyaan: Ancient Wisdom to Infinite Possibilities".

Raghavendra said "There is a long history in the field of space in the country, with the rich repository of knowledge of Aryabhata, laying a ...