TAKING BIG STRIDES IN SPACE

INDIA STARTED ITS JOURNEY IN THE SPACE SECTOR ABOUT FIVE DECADES AGO. TODAY, INDIA IS NOT ONLY LAUNCHING ITS OWN SATELLITE, BUT ALSO GIVING HOPE TO OTHER COUNTRIES. LOOKING AT THE PRESENT CONDITION, IT COULD BE SAID THAT IN THE NEXT 25 YEARS, INDIA CAN DOMINATE THE SPACE SECTOR

- AMIT MISHRA

When we think of space exploration, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is often the first organisation which comes to mind. Headquartered in Bengaluru, ISRO is the primary space exploration agency of the Indian Government. In 1969, ISRO was established from the INCOSPAR programme and later became part of the DOS (Department of Space) and the Space Commission that were created in 1972. Since then, there's been no looking back. Despite all the hurdles and drawbacks, ISRO has consistently proven itself as a pioneer in space exploration worth its salt, and has developed and pioneered unique and cost-effective technologies that have earned a reputation and universal recognition making it as one of the world's leading space organisations (ranking one of the best in the world next to NASA).

From launching Aryabhatta, India's first satellite in 1975, to the successful Mars Orbiter Mission named Mangalyaan in 2013, which made India the first country to reach Mars on its first attempt with the cost of only $76 million, lesser than the budget of movies like Gravity ($100 Million) and Interstellar ($176 Million) are some of the amazing feats of the Indian Space Agency. And now the Indian government is showing its interest in expanding the boundaries of the Indian space arena by recommended that private companies and the Indian corporate world collaborate with Govt agencies and scientific institutes. And he allowed to take a still active and bigger role in the space industry.

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