Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh), Sept. 2 -- ISRO Chairman V Narayanan offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala on Wednesday along with his team ahead of the scheduled launch of the GSLV-F17/EOS-05 mission.
Narayanan and the ISRO team participated in the VIP break darshan and reached the Ananda Nilayam through the Vaikuntha Queue Complex. As part of the special prayers, models of the GSLV-F17/ EOS-05 satellite were placed at the feet of Lord Venkateswara Swamy.
Later, the temple priests blessed the ISRO team at the Ranganayakula Mandapam and presented them with the Lord's Theertha Prasadam.
The GSLV-F17/EOS-05, being operated by ISRO, is scheduled to lift off from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) at S...