Giant machine for space project reaches Thiruvananthapuram after year-long journey from Maharashtra

ANI | Updated: Jul 20, 2020, 23:11 IST

Machinery for space research project at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram. (ANI photo)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A truck that set off last year from Maharashtra carrying heavy, sophisticated machinery for a space research project, reached the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
The machinery had reached Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. However, it took several more hours for it to reach the VSSC.

"We started the journey on July 8, 2019, from Maharashtra. Now after travelling for one year and across four states, we have reached Thiruvananthapuram. We hope to deliver the cargo today at VSSC," a staff member travelling with the cargo said.

The truck carried an Aerospace Horizontal Autoclave which is used to make weightless material.
The giant machine weighs about 70 tonnes and has a height and width of 7.5 metres and 6.65 metres, respectively.
It was manufactured in Nashik and will soon be commissioned for the Indian space research project.
As per the staff, due to the height of the machine, they were unable to transport it through a ship and thus had to bring it by road.