ISRO SCIENTISTS CALL ON PM
A team of scientists,
technicians and officers from ISRO involved in the successful
launching of INSAT 3E and RESOURCESAT recently, called on the
Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, here today. ISRO Chairman
and Secretary of Department of Space Shri G. Madhavan Nair introduced
the team members and presented a model of RESOURCESAT and some
of the first pictures by the satellite to the Prime Minister.
Most of these photographs were taken from the orbit of almost
820 kilometres above the earth.
Speaking on the occasion,
the Prime Minister congratulated the team members and said "every
achievement of India fills us with joy. But the achievements of
the Indian Space Research Organisation bring a special pride to
all Indians. They give a literal meaning to our affirmation that
"Sky is not the limit for India’s ambitions and achievements".
I often say that India is ready for a long leap
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cè*Þ You in ISRO have already taken this long
leap into space and have catapulted India into the front ranks
of space faring nations."
The Prime Minister
further added, "What is especially heartening is ISRO has
achieved this on the basis of self-reliance. You have successfully
overcome the challenge of technology-denial by others. This has
raised India’s prestige in the international community. The production
and launch of the INSAT 3E and RESOURCESAT satellites prove our
outstanding capabilities in design, fabrication and tracking of
satellite systems. I applaud you for now aiming higher. I have
no doubt that your recent successes will be a reliable foundation
for India’s Lunar programme – "Chandrayaan-1". Few nations
can boast of such a high rate of successful operations in a calendar
year. True, there have also been a few failures when we look back
at ISRO’s long journey. But these failures did not deter you.
In life, only those succeed who are ready to fail, but are never
ready to accept defeat. I congratulate one and all in the ISRO
Family for your sterling work in ensuring that India remains at
the vanguard of space technology. Keep up the good work".
