LUCKNOW, Oct. 5 -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will soon establish an ultra-modern Space Science and Innovation Lab at the state-run upper primary school on the Raj Bhawan campus in Lucknow. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the project was signed on Sunday in the presence of governor Anandiben Patel. The lab is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 26, 2026.

The initiative is part of a larger ISRO outreach effort, which began with the establishment of rural space laboratories in government schools, including one in Hasudi Ausanpur village of Siddharthnagar district, inspiring scientific learning among children in rural Uttar Pradesh.

To be set up at a cost of about Rs.12.5 lakh, the lab aims to spark curiosity ...