‘ISRO keen on tie-ups with private firms for fabricating subsystems’

The Indian Space Research Organisation should save time and resources through simulation mode in integrating and testing the aerospace subsystems to make its ventures commercially competitive at the global level, said A.S. Kiran Kumar, chairman, ISRO.

Inaugurating a conference on ‘Recent trends in aerospace systems integration and testing’ at ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri on Friday, Mr. Kumar said international space industry was going through profound transformation as space agencies and associated companies across the globe were fabricating thousands of satellites and on the verge of commercialising space through space tourism, space adventure and so on.

Hence, ISRO, which is in a transition phase, also had to be a strong contender in this race to be commercially successful in all its ventures by undertaking a range of measures. The ISRO was taking all-out efforts to reduce cost and time required for fabricating and integrating aerospace subsystems and testing them through simulation mode so that the organisation can compete globally and ensure all its ventures are commercially competitive.

“If we are not able to offer minimum cost to the customer in the globalised scenario, we will be irrelevant in the market ,” Mr. Kumar said.

The domestic and foreign firms, who were willing to join hands with the ISRO in fabrication of subsystems were being encouraged under the ‘Make in India’ programme.

K. Sivan, director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, released the souvenir of the seminar, which was organised by the Aeronautical Society of India – Thiruvananthapuram Chapter.