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ISRO to launch 300 satellites, space station by 2035
ISRO chairman Dr V Narayanan has said India plans to launch at least 300 satellites in the next five to six years and establish a space station by 2035. He was speaking…
The Story in Brief
ISRO chairman Dr V Narayanan has said India plans to launch at least 300 satellites in the next five to six years and establish a space station by 2035. He was speaking at a convocation ceremony near Chennai. He confirmed the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission will launch from Sriharikota by end of this year.
Narayanan also disclosed that ISRO scientists averted a potential disaster during the Axiom Mission 4 launch. On June 10, while camping at Kennedy Space Centre, they detected a leakage in the Falcon rocket. Their insistence on postponing the launch from June 11 to June 25 prevented what he called a catastrophic failure. Meanwhile, space regulator IN-SPACe has invited private firms to take over operations of the Small Satellite Launch Complex at Kulasekarapattinam, with an estimated investment of Rs 986 crore.
The Indian Opinion
Some celebrate these ISRO announcements as India's unstoppable rise, yet miss the gap between ambition and execution. The space station by 2035 sounds grand, but no detailed roadmap or budget has been shared. Skeptics call it election-season rhetoric. The real test will come in 2026: will the first uncrewed Gaganyaan actually lift off on time? Until then, count the launches, not the promises.
Source: rediff.com
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