Question: Recently, capacity building programme was inaugurated by ISRO in Bengaluru. Name the programme?
(a) UNNATI
(b) PUBSAT
(c) SNAP-1
(d) ROBUSTA
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 17th January 2019, UNNATI (Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training by ISRO) programme was inaugurated by Union Minister Shri Dr. Jitendra Singh was organized by ISRO in Bengaluru. Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, ISRO briefed about various activities undertaken by ISRO.
- UNNATI, a capacity building programme on Nanosatellite development, is an initiative by ISRO to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first United Nations conference on the exploration and peaceful uses of outer space (UNISPACE-50).
- The programme provides opportunities to the participating developing countries to strengthen in assembling, integrating and testing of Nano satellite.
- UNNATI programme is planned to be conducted for 3 years by U.R. Rao Satellite Centre of ISRO in 3 batches and will target to benefit officials of 45 countries. The first batch consisted of 30 delegates from 17 countries participated in the event.
Links:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=187571
https://www.isro.gov.in/update/18-jan-2019/unnati-unispace-nanosatellite-assembly-training-isro