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Hans India
4 days ago
- Science
- Hans India
RSC holds satellite making workshop
Tirupati: Regional Science Centre (RSC), Tirupati in collaboration with Space Kidz India, Chennai, organised a 2-day satellite making Workshop as part of Space Week 2025 on Thursday and Friday, commemorating the historic achievement of humankind's landing on the moon. This special initiative aimed to inspire the next generation of space enthusiasts by blending the spirit of exploration with hands-on scientific learning. RSC Project Coordinator K Srinivasa Nehru said that during the two days, participants explored how satellites function, their structural design, and the essential electronics that power them. A thrilling Water Rocket Demonstration by student teams added a burst of excitement to the day, visually illustrating principles of propulsion and aerodynamics. Students engaged in assembling functional model satellites equipped with sensors to measure atmospheric parameters such as humidity and temperature. They also took part in basic coding exercises, programming their devices to collect and process real-time data—turning theoretical understanding into practical innovation. As part of the broader Space Week celebrations, this workshop paid tribute to the monumental milestone of lunar exploration. By encouraging students to design, build and test their own satellites, the programme reflected the pioneering spirit that first took humanity to the moon and continues to drive our exploration of space.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Science
- The Hindu
Students get hands-on training on satellite models
Students on Friday experienced hands-on training on various models of satellites at a two-day 'Satellite making workshop' organised by the Regional Science Centre, Tirupati, in association with Chennai-based Space Kidz India. Th event, conducted as part of the 'Space Week 2025', provided a platform to the next generation of space enthusiasts by bringing together the spirit of exploration and scientific learning. The first day's activities were themed 'Astronomy, satellite and water rocket launch', where the participants explored the functionality of satellites, their structural design and the electronics that power them. A water rocket demonstration by teams to illustrate the principles of propulsion and aerodynamics added to the excitement. 'The second and third day will honour the scientific fraternity behind the monumental milestone of lunar exploration, where students will be encouraged to design, build and test their own satellites,' said RSC project coordinator Srinivasa Nehru. Eighty students and teachers representing 25 schools from Tirupati and Hyderabad are attending the workshop.
India Today
30-04-2025
- Science
- India Today
Mission ShaktiSat: Chennai to host 300 students building Moon-bound payload
Mission ShaktiSat, a global initiative led by SpaceKidz India to involve 12,000 girl students in building and launching a satellite to the Moon, has now entered Phase 2. The project's educational component is being delivered via Zoho's Learning Management System (LMS), enabling access to a curated space-tech curriculum across 108 initiative, spearheaded by Srimathy Kesan, Founder and CEO of SpaceKidz India, aims to make space education more accessible and had earlier done AzadiSat with 750 Indian schoolgirls. This time, we wanted to go global. Every child believes the world is one big family,' Kesan said, adding that even smaller nations like Grenada, Benin, Burkina Faso, St Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago are on board. Under ShaktiSat, 108 girls from each participating country will undergo structured training that begins with basic physics and mathematics and advances to complex topics like orbital mechanics, system engineering, HAM radio operations, and satellite programming. In total, students will progress through 21 modules, all hosted on Zoho LMS. They can access videos, reading material, and activities, with each student's progress tracked and shared with their respective Kesan credited Zoho and its founder Sridhar Vembu for stepping in with the LMS platform at a crucial juncture. 'We give every participant a unique email ID and login so they can fully engage with the curriculum. It's a colossal process that requires chronological precision,' she the modules are completed, one student and one coordinator from each country — amounting to around 300 people — will be invited to Chennai by year-end, Kesan they'll collaborate on building the scientific payload. This will be launched aboard a PSLV, transferred via a Lunar Transfer Vehicle from low-Earth orbit to the Moon, and landed with a dedicated Lander Module—a symbolic girl mascot carrying mementos from each India has been active in the space-tech sector for over 14 years, with 19 BalloonSats, three suborbital payloads, and five orbital satellites already to its credit. IN THIS STORY#Tamil Nadu
