ISRO Asks Aerospace Industry to Step Up Their Game

ISRO chief reminds the industry about the India’s potential to capture business in the international space market.

The ‘white room’ at ISRO satellite centre in Bangalore. (Photo: Reuters)

The Indian aerospace industry should enhance its capacity to meet the growing demand for space-based services, India’s space agency Indian Space Research Organisation said on Thursday.

It is imperative for the aerospace industry to enhance its capacity to meet the rapidly increasing national demand for space-based services.

<b>AS Kirna Kumar, Chairman, ISRO</b>

The day-long conference was organised at the space agency’s satellite centre a day after India launched on Thursday a record 20 satellites, including 17 of foreign customers from Sriharikota rocketport in Andhra Pradesh.

Lauding the industry for participating in realising various subsystems, Kiran Kumar said end-to-end realisation of spacecraft had not yet been realised.

Almost all the government departments and ministries had evinced keen interest in applying space technology for carrying out their mandates.

<b>AS Kirna Kumar, Chairman, ISRO</b>

Kumar reminded the industry delegates about the country’s great potential to capture a sizeable portion of the business in the international space market.

The space agency also adopted a variety of models for outsourcing its jobs related to spacecraft (satellites) and launch vehicles (rockets) to the vendors across the country.

(With agency inputs)

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