Sambalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Burla in Sambalpur district for indigenously developing sounding rockets.
In the 52nd edition of his radio talk show, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, which was broadcast Sunday, the PM said: “We take pride in the fact that the satellites developed by our students and sounding rockets have reached space. The sounding rockets made by the Odisha varsity students have also created many records.”
The VSSUT had also registered its name in the Limca Book of Records as the first student body in the country to develop and launch a sounding rocket last year. It was designed and developed by students of electrical, mechanical and civil engineering departments of the varsity.
Similarly, the students have also developed a Can Satellite to monitor the real-time scenario of Hirakud Dam.
Earlier, VSSUT students had made a mark in the field of Satellite Launch Vehicle when they launched a satellite VSLV MK-III Graviton from Mahanadi River Valley in Burla. The 30-member student team led by Jaswasi Jasowant Sahoo, a B-Tech student of chemical engineering, generated the perfect thrust for the light-weight rocket as it reached supersonic speed within one second of its launch.
Interestingly, this was the first student rocket initiative in Asia. It was designed by students of various disciplines – electrical, mechanical and civil engineering departments of VSSUT.
PNN