The ISRO Chairman said that in the past 60 years, the work of the space sector -- from making rockets to satellites -- was aimed at societal application, for delivering services that benefit the common man. As a result, the budget of the space programme was "very less" -- Rs 10,000 crore, he said during a session of the fifth edition of the MBIFL.
Indian Space Sector To Be Turned Into Business Activity Instead of Government Programme, Says ISRO Chairman S Somanath.