Kochi, May 10 (PTI) The Department of Science and Technology of the Lakshadweep Administration organised the first-ever ‘Sriharikota Scientific Educational Study Tour’ for chosen students from numerous colleges within the islands, officers mentioned on Sunday.
The tour was organised in affiliation with the Lakshadweep Astronomy Club, which chosen 21 students by means of an internet aptitude check primarily based on astronomy, house science, scientific reasoning, analytical skill, and technical consciousness, carried out amongst students from colleges throughout Lakshadweep.
An announcement issued by the Lakshadweep Administration mentioned the venture was geared toward fostering scientific temperament, technical consciousness, and a research-oriented studying method amongst students, whereas straight exposing island students to actions in fashionable science and know-how.
The initiative was carried out as a part of the administration’s academic actions to strengthen STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) training.
According to officers, the study tour started from Lakshadweep on May 2.
“As part of the study tour, the students visited India’s main space launch centre, Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), and learned directly about the launch pads, vehicle assembly complexes, propulsion systems, mission integration facilities, telemetry-tracking systems and satellite-related technologies there,” the assertion mentioned.
Students had been additionally launched to fashionable house know-how ideas corresponding to orbital mechanics, cryogenic propulsion, launch car staging, distant sensing satellites and mission sequencing, it added.
During the visit to SDSC-SHAR, Mission Control Centre (MCC) Manager Raghava Kumar M V and SDSC-SHAR Librarian Kumar N interacted with the students and defined the operational significance of Sriharikota, launch automobiles, earlier profitable missions, future ISRO missions and mission management operations, the assertion mentioned.
The students additionally participated in study programmes on the Government Museum Chennai, Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre and M P Birla Planetarium.
The students later visited the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), interacted with scientists and toured numerous analysis laboratories there.
The staff returned to Kochi on May 8 and departed for Lakshadweep on May 10.
Administration officers mentioned the venture was a serious milestone within the promotion of scientific training and supplied island students a uncommon alternative to achieve direct publicity to the national-level science and know-how sectors. PTI TBA TBA ROH
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