{"id":269066,"date":"2025-08-17T00:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T18:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=269066"},"modified":"2025-08-17T00:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T18:44:15","slug":"isro-space-laboratory-inaugurated-in-mechukha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/17\/isro-space-laboratory-inaugurated-in-mechukha\/","title":{"rendered":"ISRO space laboratory inaugurated in Mechukha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 16 Aug:<\/strong> A state-of-the-art space laboratory was inaugurated by Education Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona in remote Mechukha in Shi-Yomi district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lab at the Government Higher Secondary School Mechukha, established in collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Muskaan Foundation, aims to provide students with hands-on experience in space science and technology, fostering curiosity, innovation, and scientific thinking among the youths, an official statement said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The facility has been named Pasang Wangchuk Sona ISRO Space Laboratory, in honour of the minister&#8217;s father and in recognition of his lifelong belief in the transformative power of education, it said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Today marks an emotional and proud moment for me as I inaugurated the Pasang Wangchuk Sona ISRO Space Laboratory &#8211; dedicated to my late father. This laboratory is not just an educational facility; it is a tribute to his unwavering belief in the power of education and curiosity. I hope it becomes a place where our children dream bigger, explore science fearlessly, and reach for the stars,&#8221; Sona said, speaking after inaugurating the facility on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasised that the laboratory would serve as a hub for learning and innovation, inspiring generations of students from Shi-Yomi to pursue excellence in the fields of science and technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shi-Yomi Deputy Commissioner Liyi Bagra, Deputy Director of School Education Tade Dabi, Muskaan chief operating officer Pranesh Debnath, students, teachers and community leaders attended the event. (PTI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 16 Aug: A state-of-the-art space laboratory was inaugurated by Education Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona in remote Mechukha in Shi-Yomi district. The lab at the Government Higher Secondary School Mechukha, established in collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Muskaan Foundation, aims to provide students with hands-on experience in space science and technology, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269066","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}