Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is the lead rocket and launch vehicle research and development centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation, headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was founded on 21 November 1963 as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station and was renamed in 1971, after the death of Vikram Sarabhai, the physicist regarded as the father of the Indian space program. The centre has designed and developed India own major launch vehicle families, including the SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV and LVM3 rockets, and its roughly 4,577 staff also carry out research in aeronautics, propulsion systems, materials science and space physics.
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Agency TypeIndian government space research and rocket development centre, part of ISRO 1 Founded YearFounded as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station; renamed Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in 1971 after Vikram Sarabhai's death. HeadquartersThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, located there.
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1. Wikipedia: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
WikipediaLead paragraph, first sentence
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is a major space research centre of ISRO, focusing on rocket and space vehicles for India's satellite programme.
History section, paragraph on first TERLS launch
21 November 1963 marked India's first venture into space, with the launch of a two-stage Nike Apache sounding rocket from TERLS.
Lead paragraph, second sentence
It is located in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala.
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