Pune, Dec. 18 -- An advanced space education laboratory is set to open in Narayangaon, Junnar taluka of Pune.

Its inauguration will take place on December 21 by senior scientist Padma Vibhushan Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar. Senior ISRO space scientists (retired) Dr. T. N. Suresh Kumar and Dr. Geeta Suresh Kumar will be present as chief guests, as informed by the laboratory's director and a scientist Dr. Pratik Mungekar at a press conference today.

Board members Dr. Kalpesh Jadhav, Dr. Ratilal Babel, Akshada Babel, Dr. Tanaji Waman, and Sangita Waman were also present.

This laboratory, equipped with space-based education and technologies such as flying drones, remotely controlled aircraft, 3D printing, CAD modeling, robotics and coding, virtua...