The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking at means to consolidate its partnership with industry to produce launch vehicles and operational communication satellites, “so that the team can concentrate more on research and development,” ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan said on Wednesday.
Alluding to creating an entity on the lines of Arianespace – a commercial satellite launch company representing 10 European countries – he said, “In five years from now, we should see products coming out of it.” India’s Mars Orbitor Mission (MOM) saw 125 firms participating, whether in the making of the space launch vehicle, payload or ground system, he told reporters at Bengaluru Space Expo.
