The ‘Space on Wheels’ exhibition in a bus reached Phulbani on Thursday after being started from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to mark the birth centenary of scientist Dr Vikram Sarabhai.
Lawyer Bijaya Krushna Pattnaik inaugurated the programme organised by ISRO Scientist Abhimanyu Mallick. The exhibition is to attract students from across the country to know about space science and its utility for the mankind.
On the occasion, Mallick educated the students on Chandrayan-2 and Mangalyaan. The Chandrayan-2 and Mangalyaan demo were displayed in the bus.
Khajuripada block Chairman Birendra Kanhar, District Science Observer Ashok Patra and Jakir Ulla Khan, Kailash Chandra Swain, Santosh Rath and many students were present.