India’s first space museum inaugurated in Hyderabad

India’s first space museum inaugurated in Hyderabad

India’s first space museum inaugurated in Hyderabad

The first space museum of India opening new attraction to space enthusiasts, was set up at Hyderabad in association with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first private space museum in India.

The museum is housed in the Birla Science Museum.

The first space museum of India was inaugurated on the celebration on golden jubilee year of the Birla Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute (BACRI).

The Governor of the State of Telangana, ESL Narasimhan inaugurated it in the presence of Nirmala Birla, Chairman of the BACRI and CK Birla.

This museum exhibits scale models of Indian Launch vehicles GSLV Mark III, GSLV Mark II and PSLV, Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter spacecraft, APPLE, Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini RS-1 and a model of the International Space Station (ISS).

At present, 24 exhibits are on display to encourage young minds to explore Space Science and Technology.