Isro’s long journey from bullock cart to MOM 9 Photos . Updated: 25 Sep 2014, 05:41 PM IST Livemint Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday created history by launching Mangalyaan in the Martian orbit in its maiden attempt. Here's a look at the journey of India's premier space organization. 1/9Apple satellite being transported in a bullock cart in 1981. Photo courtesy www.isro.org 2/9The telecommand antenna at the SHAR centre. This was used to send commands to Aryabhata, the first Indian aircraft (1975-96). www.isro.org 3/9Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s Space programme. The Indian space programme was driven by the vision of Dr. Sarabhai. WikimediaCommons 4/9Thumba equatorial rocket launching station, in Kerala, in 1963. In 1962, the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was established, and Thumba was chosen as the site to construct a rocket station.www.isro.org 5/9Aryabhata, India’s first satellite, launched in 1975. It was launched by the Soviet Union, and came from an agreement between India and the Soviet Union. www.isro.org 6/9Chandrayaan- India’s first mission to moon, at ISRO satellite center in Bangalore on 18 September 2008. Hemant Mishra/Mint) 7/9ISRO on 30 June launched Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C23, which carryied five satellites from four countries, from the spaceport of Sriharikota, near Chennai. www.isro.org 8/9Scientists working on the Mars Orbiter Satellite at ISRO in Bengaluru. It was launched on 5 November 2013, and successfully entered the orbit of Mars on 24 September 2014, after 10 months. PTI 9/9The first image of the red planet that the Mars Orbitor Mission sent. AFP