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A 'celestial' chance to know more about Space

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE JULY 15. Space will be the dominant theme from July 16 to 27 at the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum which is celebrating the Space Week. It was on July 16, 1969 that man first landed on the moon. On July 27, the museum will celebrate is anniversary.

Several interactive programmes with scientists and exhibits on Space have been lined up for the celebrations expected to attract students as well as the general public. New items have been added to the array of exhibits at the museum. There will also be competitions for the students.

This year's celebrations, organised in association with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), have been dedicated to Satish Dhawan who pioneered the Indian Space research programme. The exhibition would have three panels titled "Glimpses of Prof. Dhawan", depicting the scientist's life and achievements.

D. Narayana Moorthy, Director of the Launch Vehicle Programme of ISRO, will participate in an interactive session on the Indian Space programme on the forenoon of Wednesday. The competitions for high school students will be in model making and "pick and speak". There will be a treasure hunt for college students, and a painting contest on Space for primary and higher primary school students. Vasudeva Bhatta, Director of the museum, said it had been holding special programmes every year. The aim was to refresh the memory of the public on a particular scientific event or programme and update them with the latest in the field. Several people who worked with Prof. Dhawan would participate in the celebrations and interact with the public in general and the students in particular, Mr. Bhatta noted. The new exhibition gallery, An Eye in the Sky, had been attracting a number of people, he said. The exhibition would answer people's concern over the huge expenditure on Space research. They would understand the importance of Space research which helped rain forecast, urban planning, monitoring of natural resources, and so on.

``While the research organisations could not explain the reasons in common man's language, we do it in an effective manner,'' Mr. Bhatta said and added that the museum would have tie-ups with research organisations in organising special events. The Education Officer in-charge of the Space exhibition said a number of schools had been evincing keen interest in it.

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