New Delhi: Between 29 and 30 October, ISRO organised a national scienve meet for the Venus Orbiter Mission at its headquarters in Bengaluru. About 150 scientists, engineers and PhD students attended the meeting, representing centres of national research as well as academic institutes. The VOM mission or Shukrayaan is the first mission by India to Venus, and is currently scheduled for launch in 2028. The mission has already been approved by the Union Cabinet last year , with a budget of Rs 1,236 crore. The meeting was organised to ensure that the investment gets maximum returns in terms of advancing the scientific understanding of Earth’s sister planet.

The meet was aimed at boosting the synergy between ISRO and the academia, towards a collaborative approach to planetary exploration. IS

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