Episode 66: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
b"November 21st 2013 was the 50th anniversary of a rocket launched from India in to space. The launch itself was an all Indian affair but with lots of international support. The rocket was American, carried a French Sodium Vapour payload with assisted by a computer and a helicopter from the Soviet Union. From this meagre beginning, India has become a key player not only \\xa0in building and launching rockets \\xa0but also designing , building and deploying satellites.\\n\\nThis episode was recorded on the site of that first launch. Then \\xa0known as the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station and is today known as the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. \\xa0Sundaram Ramakrishnan, the current director of the \\xa0Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) talks about his 4 decade long career with the Indian Space Research Organisation. He has has played a central role throughout the development of India's most reliable launcher - the \\xa0Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).\\n\\n\\n\\nhttp://youtu.be/o8C0TvUXvOo"