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title: "Facts about ISRO"  
description: "A short explanation of the Indian Space Research Organisation."  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-20  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2560/facts-about-isro  
category: "education"  
tags: ["ISRO", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Facts about ISRO

![Facts about ISRO](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/444863f2-3bff-411a-874a-d3b32a02851b/images/9210fc94-8f99-4017-b7e2-5b7f36b6752e.jpeg) ![Facts about ISRO](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/444863f2-3bff-411a-874a-d3b32a02851b/images/af56c321-1a70-4665-b7c3-b5a37ca1d830.jpeg) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, considered the father of the Indian space programme, founded ISRO in 1969. ![Facts about ISRO](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/444863f2-3bff-411a-874a-d3b32a02851b/images/9210fc94-8f99-4017-b7e2-5b7f36b6752e.jpeg) India's first human spaceflight project, Gaganyaan, is set to launch in 2023. ![Facts about ISRO](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/444863f2-3bff-411a-874a-d3b32a02851b/images/98b704f1-6aad-4609-a94b-fe7bacd03f2b.jpeg) It is one of only six space agencies in the world capable of launching satellites and spacecraft from its own country. ![Facts about ISRO](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/444863f2-3bff-411a-874a-d3b32a02851b/images/98b704f1-6aad-4609-a94b-fe7bacd03f2b.jpeg) ISRO has also launched three moon missions and one Mars mission. ![Facts about ISRO](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/444863f2-3bff-411a-874a-d3b32a02851b/images/2f24f5e5-2abb-416c-9ae1-d9d4a4382667.jpeg) ISRO stands for Indian Space Research Organisation.

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