What is the full form of ISRO

ISRO: Indian Space Research Organization

ISRO stands for Indian Space Research Organization. It is the space agency of the Indian government, its headquarters in the city of Bangalore. It is one of the world’s largest Space Agencies.

Its vision is to “harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research & planetary exploration.

History of ISRO

India decided to go to space when Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was set up by the Government of India in 1962. With the visionary Dr Vikram Sarabhai at its helm, INCOSPAR set up the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in Thiruvananthapuram for upper atmospheric research.

Indian Space Research Organisation, formed in 1969, superseded the erstwhile INCOSPAR. Vikram Sarabhai, having identified the role and importance of space technology in a Nation’s development, provided ISRO the necessary direction to function as an agent of development. ISRO then embarked on its mission to provide the Nation space based services and to develop the technologies to achieve the same independently.