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The country is going to complete 75 years of independence, to celebrate which many programs are being organized. Celebrating the Amid Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday unveiled the country’s first virtual space museum. ISRO Chairman S Somnath launched the Virtual Space Museum. It is called ‘Spark’ ‘SPARK’. The museum will display digital content related to various ISRO missions in an interactive manner. Various documents, images and videos related to ISRO’s launch vehicles, satellites and scientific machines can be viewed on this platform.

beta version released

The beta version of this museum has been released by ISRO, which everyone can access and see the museum. The beta version can be accessed through ISRO’s website. You can also click on https://spacepark.isro.gov.in/introduction.html.

SPARK is a digital content that showcases the history of ISRO as well as its achievements. ‘SPARK’ is ISRO’s first 3D Virtual Space Tech Park. There is a museum here. There are theatres. There is also an observatory and gardens. Real looking rockets are also displayed in addition to the children’s play park.

The SPARK museum is the main feature of this virtual space tech park. In this, ISRO’s successes, satellites and launch vehicles have been told. The stories of ISRO scientists are also here, due to which the agency has reached this point today. On clicking the website, first a video of about 6 and a half minutes appears, which gives a glimpse of the Space Tech Park. You can also skip it and enter the park. You can enter the museum, theater and lobby by clicking on the menu given in the left top site of the website.

We explored the theatre, where a 16-and-a-half-minute video explains Chandrayaan-1 and the Mars mission. The good thing is that if you don’t want to watch the full video, you can exit the theatre. Many arrows have been given to show people a better view of the space park, with the help of which its best experience can be taken.