![U.S. Embassy India on X: "Day 13 of #USIndiaAt75🇺🇸🇮🇳: The launch of the first sounding rocket from Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 21 November 1963, marked the beginning of the Indian Space U.S. Embassy India on X: "Day 13 of #USIndiaAt75🇺🇸🇮🇳: The launch of the first sounding rocket from Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 21 November 1963, marked the beginning of the Indian Space](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FX8MW4WUsAA3V3j.jpg)
U.S. Embassy India on X: "Day 13 of #USIndiaAt75🇺🇸🇮🇳: The launch of the first sounding rocket from Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 21 November 1963, marked the beginning of the Indian Space
Shruti Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 on X: "India's first rocket launch took place on the beach near the church on November 21, 1963. It was a sounding rocket, called Nike-Apache, made at NASA. The
India's first rocket was so light and small that it could be transported on a bicycl. The rocket, a Nike Apache sounding rocket, was… | Instagram
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