Space research shouldn’t be limited to just a few in society and this has been perfectly exemplified by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) through a plan under which it will open up access to satellite data for students from rural areas. The announcement was made by ISRO chairman A.S. Kirankumar while inaugurating an exhibition on […]

Space research shouldn’t be limited to just a few in society and this has been perfectly exemplified by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) through a plan under which it will open up access to satellite data for students from rural areas.

The announcement was made by ISRO chairman A.S. Kirankumar while inaugurating an exhibition on ‘Moon Mission’ at School Chandan in Laxmeshwar in Gadag district, 52 km from Hubballi. Kirankumar said that the space agency has already garnered contribution from students at a smaller level for its experiments and it wants to further involve young minds on a large scale.

Kirankumar said that the remote sensing satellites send out ample of data on soil, water bodies along with other geological data and they want to test out the data through students.

“We would like to collect samples of water bodies through students, especially those from rural areas, test them [the samples] in our laboratories and validate the data that we already have,” he told newspersons present at the inauguration ceremony.

Kirankumar who is also Secretary, Department of Space, said that the space agency already has at its disposal crowdsourcing application on its website which have been used during recent natural calamities.

He revealed that the fourth navigation satellite, which was delayed earlier, has been scheduled for a launch on March 28. This satellite will join the other three which are in orbit and strengthen India’s position in global positioning vertical.