A.S. Kiran Kumar to speak on ‘ISRO's legacy and beyond' in Mangaluru on June 22
Former Director of ISRO A.S. Kiran Kumar will speak on 'ISRO's legacy and beyond' at a programme to be organised by Ramakrishna Mission at Ramakrishna Mutt in Mangaluru on Sunday, June 22.
He will also interact with students on the occasion. The programme, organised in association with Samatha Mahila Balaga, Mangaluru, will be held from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. M.M. Nayak, former Director of the Launch Vehicle Programme Office, ISRO, and former Professor at IISC Bengaluru, will also speak.
'Space on Wheels', a mobile science exhibition presented by U. R. Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru, will also be featured at the venue.
The programme is a confluence of knowledge, science, and inspiration. It is free and open to all, a release from the mission said.
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