Rajnath Singh inaugurates Kalpana Chawla Research Centre at Chandigarh University – On 10th January 2022, Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh Ji has inaugurated the Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University.
- the Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology will help in strengthening the space sector of the country.
- It will train students in space science, satellite development and meeting future challenges in space research.
- It is named after India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who lost her life in the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster.
Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology
- The new centre will act as the ground control station for Chandigarh University’s Student Satellite (CUSat).
- CUSat will be launched into space on the eve of the 75th Independence Day in 2022.
- CUSat will play an important role in gathering data related to border intrusion detection, agriculture, weather forecasting, natural disaster forecasting, which will be helpful in research.
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