ISRO – SCI & TECH

ISRO – SCI & TECH

News: PM Modi “directs” ISRO to land man on moon by 2040

What's in the news?

●       Signalling a roadmap for India’s future space ambitions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “directed” the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up an India-crafted, indigenous space station by 2035 and land an Indian on the moon by 2040.

Key takeaways:

●       PM sets ambitious new goals, including an indigenous space station by 2035, Indian on the moon by 2040, and interplanetary missions to orbit Venus, land on Mars.

ISRO:

●       ISRO is the space agency under the Department of Space of Government of India, headquartered in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Vision:

●       To harness space technology for national development, while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.

Key takeaways:

●       Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL) is a Marketing arm of ISRO for promotion and commercial exploitation of space products, technical consultancy services and transfer of technologies developed by ISRO.

Chairman of ISRO:

●       The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation is the highest-ranked official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

●       He is secretary to the government of India and executive of the Department of Space (DOS) which directly reports to the prime minister of India.

Satellite systems:

ISRO launched two major satellite systems namely

●       Indian National Satellites (INSAT) - for communication services (GSLV).

●       Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) - management of natural resources (PSLV).

Upcoming Missions of ISRO: