ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is a symbol of India's growth and development in the field of science and technology, first formed in 1969, it sent its first satellite in 1975 , the Aryabatta.

From transporting our very first satellite via bullock cart to becoming a leader in the industry by sending a mission to Mars at a budget that shocked the world, ISRO has come a long way and has played a crucial part in making India proud. Here are some things you need to know about ISRO 

1. Aryabatta was developed with the help of the USSR back in the early 70s, India's first indigenously developed satellite, Rohini, was launched in the 1980s

2. The budget allocated to ISRO is far less than what an organization like NASA gets.

3. ISRO is the only space organization in the world to reach Mars in their very first attempt, all with an amazing mileage of Rs. 12 per kilometer between here and the Red Planet.

4. The heaviest satellite launched by ISRO was a whopping 5 ton behemoth. It was launched in 2001 and it is still active.

5. In September 2012, ISRO completed its 100th space mission with the launch of two foreign satellites.

6. ISRO is the 5th organization to launch the rockets with cryogenic engine which is made by itself.

7. ISRO is launching 102 satellites at a time into space on this February , which is highest for any organization till now.

 8. Chandrayan-1 which is launched in November 2008 had found nearly 500 new facts about moon in two years.

9. Not only space research but ISRO had build world's third super computer after USA and Japan.

10. The future projects of ISRO is to send mission to Venus by end of 2017.

Not only these but ISRO had achieved many things in only few years and one of the fastest developing space research organisation.