Companies that were primarily vendors to Isro have started warming up to the idea of investing in technology and making bigger bets in the space sector, especially after the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission
It is heartening that ISRO’s indigenously developed atomic clocks and cryogenic upper stages are on the path to reliability. But there’s also a space race that ISRO has to catch up in by upgrading the LVM3 (earlier GSLV Mk III) to be able to launch heavier satellites into space and support heavier versions of the cryogenic upper stage
An Indian rocket carrying a new Earth-observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launching early Thursday (Aug. 12).
15th May 2021 - 21:52 GMT | by Neelam Mathews in Delhi RSS
India performed a first anti-satellite missile test on 27 March 2019. (Indian MoD)
There is growing demand for India to enhance its space force structure to meet military needs.
The security implications of China’s growing capabilities and investment in space are causing serious apprehension in India.
Chinese space militarisation directly impacts Indian security. Such geopolitical concerns have led the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), essentially a civil space agency, to expand over the years into a military role.
In a move to integrate space assets of the three services – the army, navy and air force – the Defence Space Agency (DSA) became operational in November 2019.