Hyderabad, Nov. 24 -- India's space programme has travelled an extraordinary distance - from transporting rocket parts on bicycles to launching advanced satellites for global customers - ISRO Chairman and Secretary, Department of Space, Dr V Narayanan, said.
In his keynote address at the 68th Annual Day celebrations of the Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) in Secunderabad, Dr Narayanan drew parallels between the evolution of Indian Railways and India's space capabilities, noting that both sectors, despite starting modestly, have grown into critical national assets delivering safety, connectivity and technological excellence.
He recalled how India's first small rocket was launched on November 2...