Dr V Narayanan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on Friday said that India’s space programmes have made remarkable progress in the last five decades by delivering essential services at the grassroots level.
Speaking at the National Space Meet 2.0, he said, “In the last 50 years, the journey of space programmes in providing applications to the grassroots levels has leapfrogged. Today, we have more than 55 space applications, including television broadcasting, tele medicine, weather forecasting, ensuring food and water security and national security. There was a time when in Odisha we lost 10,000 persons in a natural disaster and today we have come a long way.”
Highlighting India’s growing global collaborations, he mentioned the ISRO-NASA partnership on the NISAR satellite, which he said was the most expensive satellite ever built. “This was made by ISRO and launched by our own rocket. We are now checking the data of the satellite. We have successfully conducted the docking experiments — two satellites docked,” he added.
Dr Narayanan also recalled the significant contribution of ISRO scientists in identifying a leak in the Falcon 9 rocket. Their timely intervention ensured the safety of astronauts on board the Axiom-4 mission.
Through these achievements, he emphasised, India has not only advanced its technological capabilities but also strengthened its ability to save lives, support national security, and enhance the quality of life for its citizens.
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