Somanath emphasized India s proficiency in building advanced devices and rockets and highlighted the cost-effectiveness and high technology of the instruments used in Chandrayaan-3. He invited the youth to contribute to India s space ambitions and envisioned a day when an Indian, possibly a female astronaut, will land on the Moon as part of the Chandrayaan-10 mission.
Space regulator Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre also estimates $22 billion investments in the Indian space sector by 2033 and $11 billion exports
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The government funding is no longer sufficient to run all ISRO s programmes, hence it is looking for private investment and FDI, chairman S Somanath said.