If India is to become the global space hub of tomorrow, it begins with children learning the art of building satellites.
If India is to become the global space hub of tomorrow, it begins with children learning the art of building satellites.
If India is to become the global space hub of tomorrow, it begins with children learning the art of building satellites.
On National Space Day 2025, I had the privilege of listening to Dr. Srimathy Kesan, Founder of Space Kidz India, a true trailblazer whose vision has sparked the movement SHAKTHISAT—a mission designed to help young minds learn, think, design, build and deploy for space. President Droupadi Murmu is set to unveil the official poster this November.
What makes this even more extraordinary is the scale of her ambition. Through ShakthiSAT, Space Kidz India will train 12,000 high school girls across 108 countries in space technology, with the ultimate goal of launching a satellite as part of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-4 mission in 2026. President Droupadi Murmu is set to unveil the official poster this November.
The program offers a 120-hour online training curriculum covering everything from spacecraft systems to payload development—giving girls aged 14–18 the chance to learn space science by doing, and fostering true international collaboration.
It was a day filled with energy, ideas, and hope—proof that the future of India’s space journey lies in the hands of curious, experiment-driven young minds.
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