Industrial Tour to ISRO on 21/11/07

The IEEE Student Branch of NIT, Warangal organized an industrial tour to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Sriharikota on 21^st Nov., 2007. A total of 63 student members along with Dr. D.V.S.S Siva Sarma, our branch counselor went for the trip. We took a train to get down at the nearest station, Sullurpet from where we boarded a bus to reach the SHAR Space Club, a well-furnished recreation club especially for the ISRO employees. After quick refreshment, we cruised through a smooth road flanked by the Pulicat Lake to reach the gates of ISRO. A huge expanse of greenery with the bust of Satish Dhawan at its centre, greeted us as we stopped at the Control Centre.

Our first stop was at the MAIN CONTROL CENTRE. We were shown an inspiring half hour movie about the achievements and contributions of ISRO towards the development of Indian space research. The crucial final decisions regarding a launch are made at this centre.

The rollicking mood was kept alive when we next visited the the LAUNCH PAD with its ironically named umbilical-tower surrounded with lightning diverters and closed circuit cameras. After assembly, the rocket is dragged down till the launch pad on rollers with the base called a Crawler. As we climbed up to the top of the stationary crawler, our hearts stopped for a moment as we looked down the 64-metre high construction. A clear aerial view of the entire ISRO campus could be seen from up-above with the island surrounded on one side by the Bay of Bengal and the other three by the majestic Pullicat Lake.

Gaining insight into how the organization functioned was a valuable experience for the students. Following the tour, we had our fun and frolic to get our minds away from the technical fiesta as we visited the nearby bird-sanctuary. The fascinating swans, pelicans and king-fisher birds were a treat to everyone’s eyes.

The success of the tour could not be achieved without the efforts of Mr. Pandu Ranga Rao, Scientific Officer, ISRO, and our official guide for this tour. We are greatly indebted to him for his contributions and also thank all the members for their co-operation. Here are a few of the photos of the event. To view the images in a larger size, click on the image.

Computer Hardware Workshop

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Lecture on Cryogenics and its Applications

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A lecture on Wireless Sensing Networks

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Elections for the year 2008

The elections to select the executives of the year 2008 was held on the 30th of this month.Though the turnout was as low as 30,the enthusiasm showed by the candidates by giving long candidature speeches and by the audience by posing tough questions made the whole event interesting.There was an unanimous decision on the post of the chairman
Elections were held for the posts of Vice-Chairman,Secretary and the Treasurer.Accordingly the following people were elected as the executive committee

B. Varun - Chairman
Aditya Maira - Vice-Chairman
Dhruv Chhabra - Secretary
M Sai Krishna - Treasurer

Congratulations to the above people and members are invited to comment about the elections here. To view a larger size of the photos, click on the image

Prasanna