Sep 16, 2022

U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) celebrated its Golden Jubilee function on September 14, 2022, commemorating the journey of 50 Years of formation of ISSP in 1972 in the esteem presence of current and former Chairmen of ISRO. The celebration began with the unveiling of a bust of Prof. U R Rao by Dr. K Kasturirangan followed by the inauguration of an exhibition showcasing the advances in Satellite and related technology by Dr. K Radhakrishnan. The function was presided over by Shri S Somanath, Chairman, ISRO / Secretary, DOS who released the Golden Jubilee memento. A coffee table book portraying the journey of the centre was released by Shri A S Kiran Kumar and Kannada Pocket Booklets on ISRO, Space Science and related topics for public outreach were released by Dr. K Sivan. Dr. G Madhavan Nair graced the occasion with his virtual participation. Former Chairmen of ISRO took the spectators through the nostalgic journey of their memories with the centre. The function culminated with a panel discussion on “Challenges and Future Directions”. Sri Mihir Kanti Mishra, CEO, HAL, Dr. Abhay A Pashikar, Director, CSIR-NAL and Prof. Pradip Dutta, IISc and Shri S Somanath, Chairman, ISRO were the panelists while Shri M Sankaran, Director, URSC moderated the panel discussion.