1. Influx ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) established in 1962 as the name Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR). It became ISRO in 1969 with the urging of Indian scientist Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai. Memorable Missions: i. Mangalayaan – 24 September 2014 ii. Chandrayaan 1 – 08 November 2008 iii. Chandrayaan 2 – 06 September 2019 (Expected) 2. First Lunar Mission(Chandrayaan-1) First Lunar Mission (Chandrayaan-1) at a glance : 3. Mission Element of Chandrayaan-2 Launched From : Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad, Shriharikota, India Date : 22 July 2019 Budget : $140 million This Budget is Less than Avengers : Endgame ($356 million). 4. Mission Captured Devices Lunch Vehicle 5. Key Payloads 6. Upcoming Missions Gaganyaan (2021) : Indian First Space Orbiter Mission Chandrayaan-3 (2024) : First Human Mission on moon base program Aditya-L1 (2019-20) : First Solar Base Mission for Study Solar Corona Mangalyaan-2 (2021-22) : Second Mars Orbiter mission of ISRO Shukrayaan-1 (2020) : Venus Atmosphere study mission