Indian Govt approves Rs 10,000-cr continuation programmes for PSLV, GSLV
The Union government has approved the continuation of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III programmes, together costing more than Rs 10,000 crore, in a move that will help ISRO launch light and heavy-weight satellites.
In a major decision, the defence ministry has approved military purchases worth over Rs 5,500 crore, including procurement of 12 high power radars for the Indian Air Force.
ISRO said it was looking at participation of a consortium of industries in the space agency's plan to launch 12 to 18 rockets each year.
From developing reusable space launch vehicles to planning inter-planetary missions to set up colonies on the Moon and eventually on Mars, the space faring nations are surely aiming for the farthest in the infinite Universe.
