▁Australia ▁Category : C rit ically ▁end anger ed ▁fl ora ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : R os ids ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Indian ▁National ▁Committee ▁for ▁Space ▁Research ▁( IN CO SP AR ) ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Vik ram ▁Sar ab hai ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁form ulate ▁the ▁Indian ▁Space ▁Program me . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁committee ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁T ata ▁Institute ▁of ▁Fund amental ▁Research . ▁The ▁committee ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁in ▁space ▁science ▁and ▁research . ▁The ▁then ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁D AE , ▁Dr . ▁Hom i ▁B hab ha , ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁committee . ▁ ▁IN CO SP AR ▁took ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁Th um ba ▁Equ atorial ▁Ro cket ▁La unch ing ▁Station ▁( TER LS ) ▁at ▁Th um ba ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁tip ▁of ▁India . ▁Dr . ▁A . ▁P . ▁J . ▁Abd ul ▁Kal am ▁( who ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁India ) ▁was ▁amongst ▁the ▁initial ▁team ▁of ▁ro cket ▁engine ers ▁forming ▁the ▁IN CO SP AR . ▁ ▁IN CO SP AR ▁was ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁Space ▁Research ▁Organisation ▁( IS RO ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Space ▁programme ▁of ▁India <0x0A> </s> ▁B rem erton ▁Marina