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TIL that the first rocket launched by the Indian space program in 1963 was transported to the launch site by bicycle. The space center from which the launch was performed was set up in a church. (www.indiatoday.in)
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[–] lightsecond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This was just 16 years after independence. There was no space organization till 1962—a year before this launch.