Man has shown curiosity in the outer space from the time immemorial but only in the 2oth century , he could develop tools and technologies to pursue space research , since then , in the global race to become space superpower , India has played a key role. With the creation of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) , head-quartered in bangalore in 1969 under the guidance of Vikram Sarabhai the founding stone for the space research in India was laid and its path for present achievements was paved with the initial success of Aryabhatt , Rohini , and INSET satellites.

ISRO created history in 2014 with the successful placement of Mangalyan in the mars orbital and became the first country in the world to achieve this success on its first attempt and at a cost one-tenth of the cost of same mission by NASA. Successful mission on Moon through Chandrayan in 2008, creation of Cryogenic Engine in 2014 , development of indigenous navigation system called GAGAN and successful launching of Cartosat satellite for climate monitoring add pearls to the crown of achievements by ISRO.

Recent launch of 104 satellites in a single go on 15th Feb 2017 by the PSLV satellite launcher has brought ISRO to the limelight and proved India’s mettle in space research.

However, availability of low funds , policy paralysis , brain drain , and debarred research and development in the country are still big challenges in front of ISRO.

These successful missions of ISRO helps in creating our strong global presence and increases our nations glory , it helps in disaster management , climate prediction , geographical mapping , foreign investment and creates power balance in South Asia.

The achievements of ISRO and the success rates of its missions have made us major space researchers and we are steadily moving towards becoming a Space Superpower.