Eureka!- Indians in Space

Dr. Madhavan G. Nair

23-Dec-15 18:00

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India's equivalent of NASA, has made tremendous leaps in furthering space exploration. They were pioneers in low cost space travel and are well on their way to a manned mission to the moon. This month on Eureka, Ezra Zaid speaks to Dr. Madhavan G. Nair a leading technologist in the field of rocket systems and the former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO. They talk about all things outer space, from the the importance of bringing that technology to the people to where India is regarding their own manned moon mission.

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