April 19, 2022 1:10 PM
Today in History: India's first unmanned Earth satellite 'Aryabhata' shot into space on this day in 1975
<span style="color: #222222;">Today is a special day for India's space mission, as on this day in 1975, India's first unmanned Earth satellite, Aryabhata, was shot into space. With this, India became world's 11th nation and the second developing country after China to orbit a satellite. The mission was X-ray astronomy for the detection and study of X-ray emission from outer space, study of solar neutron and gamma rays emanating from the sun, and study of aeronomy i...