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Raksha Mantri inaugurates Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University.

Objective

Training students in space science, satellite development and meet future challenges in space research, the state-of-the-art KCCRSST would be the Ground Control Station for the Chandigarh University's Student Satellite (CUSat), an in-house developed nano-satellite being designed by the students of the university and a Geo-Spatial Centre for research, besides other projects.

Details

• Research Centre as an important step towards strengthening the space sector of the country by stressing that it is only through these efforts that India can become a leader in future technologies.
  
• Space sector is deeply connected with mapping, imaging and connectivity facilities, speedy transportation, weather forecast, disaster management as well as border security, it played a crucial role in keeping the world connected during the COVID-19 pandemic, from testing to data-transfer & analyses.
  
• The Chandigarh University has joined the list of 13 institutes like IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay and became the first university in North India to design and develop its own satellite.

Source: PIB