What is SPARK, ISRO’s new virtual museum?

India

oi-Madhuri Adnal

New
Delhi,
Aug
15:
Commemorating
India’s
75th
year
of
Independence,
the
Indian
Space
Agency
has
undertaken
various
missions
to
showcase
the
might
in
exploring
space
activities
and
beyond.
Among
these,
recently,
ISRO
has
unveiled
‘SPARK,’ a
virtual
space
tech
park.

According
to
a
statement
by
the
space
agency,
“Chairman,
ISRO
and
Directors
of
the
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.”

ISRO
launched
SPARK
a
new
virtual
space
museum

What
is
SPARK?

SPARK,
is
launched
by
ISRO
Chairman
S
Somnath.
The
virtual
museum
contains
and
hosts
several
documents,
images,
and
videos
related
to
launching
vehicles,
satellites,
scientific
missions
and
pioneers
of
India’s
space
sectors.
It
serves
as
a
one-stop
destination
for
everything
related
to
ISRO.

The
beta
version
of
the
application
can
be
accessed
through
the
ISRO
website
or
at

https:spacepark.isro.gov.in,”
it
was
stated.

Serving
as
ISRO’s
first-ever
3D
virtual
space
tech
park,
SPARK
includes
a
theatre,
an
observatory,
a
garden
with
life-sized
rockets,
a
lakeside
cafe
area,
and
a
children’s
play
area
along
with
several
other
facilities.

As
soon
as
you
enter
the
webpage,
it
gives
you
the
option
on
the
top
left
corner
to
enter
the
different
areas
in
the
park
like
the
museum,
the
theatre,
or
the
lobby.
The
application
helps
visitors
navigate
using
dedicated
arrows
with
options
to
zoom
in
and
out
for
a
360°
immersive
experience.

Inside
the
main
museum
building,
one
can
navigate
through
the
virtual
facility
to
explore
various
exhibits
on
the
Indian
Space
Agency’s
achievements,
satellites
and
launch
vehicles.
Different
areas
of
the
park
provide
information
on
iconic
scientists
who
have
played
essential
roles
in
the
journey
through
the
years.
Some
prominent
names
include
Dr
Homi
Jehangir
Bhabha,
Dr
Vikram
Sarabhai,
Dr
APJ
Abdul
Kalam,
Prof
Raja
Ramanna,
Prof
Yash
Pal,
Prof
MGK
Menon,
and
Prof
Satish
Dhawan
among
others.

Detailed
tours
of
different
galleries
provide
a
glimpse
of
ISRO’s
various
satellite
programmes
and
offer
images,
videos
and
documents
related
to
various
launch
vehicles.
In
the
open
area
of
the
park,
next
to
a
giant
sun-dial
stand
a
bus
is
Space
on
Wheels.
It
offers
information
about
ISRO’s
various
outreach
programmes.