1 2 Vadodara: As India gears up to celebrate its first National Space Day, a ‘factory’ in Vadodara has been working round-the-clock making hundreds of Chandrayaan-3 models , helping the country’s premier space agency — Indian Space Research Organiaztion ( ISRO ) — to celebrate its feat. The Union govt has declared Aug 23 as National Space Day to celebrate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission, making India the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to land near the southern polar region of the moon. As soon as the ‘Vikram’ lander landed on the surface of the moon last year, two Vadodara-based techies, Aditya Damar (36) and his brother Dhaval Damar (31), started working on miniature display models of the ‘Vikram’ lander and ‘Pragyaan’ rover.
The miniature models became so popular that they now adorn the House of Kalam, the museum dedicated to former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam at the temple town of Rameswaram. They have also been gifted to several VVIPs, including Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, by ISRO chief S Somanath. More than 1,200 miniature models of Chandrayaan-3 have been supplied to ISRO.
“In just 25 days, we had made the first miniature display model,” said Aditya, who, along with Dhaval, an engineering graduate, run Damtech Design, which is otherwise known for developing over 50 apps that are available on platforms including Microsoft, Windows, Tizen, Android, and iOS. “After posting the model online, A P J Sheikh Salim, .