![21 Nov 1963 The space programme of India began #OnThisDay. First Sounding Rocket, #NikeApache (USA made) was launched from Thumba. 21 Nov 1963 The space programme of India began #OnThisDay. First Sounding Rocket, #NikeApache (USA made) was launched from Thumba.](https://numerical.co.in/uploads/8a46254fa2c911c3ca3232d8a118a99d.jpg)
21 Nov 1963 The space programme of India began #OnThisDay. First Sounding Rocket, #NikeApache (USA made) was launched from Thumba.
![U.S. Embassy India Twitterren: "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 Programme. U.S. Embassy India Twitterren: "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 Programme.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FX8MW4WUsAA3V3j.jpg)
U.S. Embassy India Twitterren: "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 Programme.
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PDF) India-Russia space cooperation: The US response | Center for International Strategic Studies CISS - Academia.edu
![Today in History: On this day the first rocket named Naik-Apache was launched from Thumba village in Kerala. Today in History: On this day the first rocket named Naik-Apache was launched from Thumba village in Kerala.](https://static.upcitynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rockets-Nike-Apache.jpg)
Today in History: On this day the first rocket named Naik-Apache was launched from Thumba village in Kerala.
![Amrit Mahotsav on Twitter: "Nike-Apache was the first rocket launched by India from the TERLS (Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station) of Kerala in November 1963 fueling the beginning of modern rocket-based research Amrit Mahotsav on Twitter: "Nike-Apache was the first rocket launched by India from the TERLS (Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station) of Kerala in November 1963 fueling the beginning of modern rocket-based research](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FO37zu2aMAEKMpz.jpg)
Amrit Mahotsav on Twitter: "Nike-Apache was the first rocket launched by India from the TERLS (Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station) of Kerala in November 1963 fueling the beginning of modern rocket-based research
![First Rocket Launch of India | Nike Apache first rocket of India | Story of India's first rocket || - YouTube First Rocket Launch of India | Nike Apache first rocket of India | Story of India's first rocket || - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dmgLYf2PRGY/hqdefault.jpg)