Overview
- The three-day visit runs October 6–9 with stops at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre/TERLS, ISRO headquarters, and other science sites in the city.
- The cohort comprises 25 girls and 25 boys accompanied by IUCAA scientists, six teachers, tour representatives, and Education Department officials.
- Organisers said the Pune–Thiruvananthapuram flight was the first for most students, and airport and airline staff provided safety briefings and a formal send-off.
- Hindustan Times reports the plan includes viewing a live rocket launch at the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
- Additional study tours to Delhi and Mumbai are being arranged, and a 25-student NASA visit is planned with dates yet to be announced.