ISRO launched SPARK a new virtual space museum

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Aug
11:
While
the
country
is
celebrating
‘Azadi
Ka
Amrit
Mahotsav’ marking
the
75th
year
of
Independence,
the
Indian
Space
Research
Organisation
has
come
up
with
an
innovative
idea
of
showcasing
digital
content
regarding
various
ISRO
missions
in
an
interactive
manner.

The
virtual
space
museum
‘SPARK’ was
launched
by
ISRO
Chairman
S
Somanath
on
Wednesday
for
public
use,
news
agency
PTI
reported.

“The
platform
hosts
several
documents,
images
&
videos
related
to
ISRO
launch
vehicles,
satellites
and
scientific
missions,” the
Bengaluru-headquartered
space
agency
said
in
a
statement.

ISRO
developing
capability
for
space
tourism;
see
5
major
players
in
this
market

Mr
Somanath,
who
is
also
Secretary
in
the
Department
of
Space,
and
and
Directors
of
various
ISRO
centres
appreciated
the
initiative
taken
and
suggested
more
“non-sensitive”
digital
content
to
be
brought
on
this
platform
for
use
by
different
stakeholders,
it
said.

“The
beta
version
of
the
application
can
be
accessed
through
ISRO
website
or
at
https:pacepark.isro.gov.in,”
it
was
stated.