{"id":21020,"date":"2026-09-06T20:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21020"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:31:31","slug":"isro-will-never-be-privatised-its-role-wont-be-diminished-space-agency-inspace-chief-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21020","title":{"rendered":"Isro will never be privatised, its role won’t be diminished: Space Agency & INSPACe chief | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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NEW DELHI: Allaying fears of some of its staff that the organisation will be privatised and its role reduced to an R&D lab, Isro on Sunday dismissed \u201cspeculations and misinformation\u201d about any diminution of its role, calling such reports \u201cbaseless and incorrect\u201d. \u201cWe wish to categorically state that Isro will neither be privatised nor will its importance be diminished,\u201d the space agency said.Isro further said it \u201cwill continue to remain India\u2019s principal institution for advanced space research and technology development, national and strategic missions, space science and exploration, and critical and frontier space capabilities\u201d.Space promoter and regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (INSPACe) chairman Pawan Goenka also said on Sunday that Isro \u201cwill remain the bedrock of Indian space sector\u201d and it will remain at the core of India\u2019s space programme leading frontier research and the next generation of national space programmes like space station and crewed lunar mission.In a long statement, the space agency said, \u201cParticipation of the private sector in space is not about reducing its role. It is about enabling Isro to focus even more strongly on the next generation of India\u2019s space programme, while industry scales mature technologies and capabilities. What is changing is not the importance of Isro, but the scale and structure of India\u2019s space ecosystem.\u201d\u201cThe transition is therefore towards an Isro-led national space ecosystem,\u201d the agency said.The agency also said that its \u201crole will progressively strengthen in areas where its scientific expertise matters most: frontier R&D, advanced technologies, human spaceflight, next-generation launch systems, deep-space and planetary missions and strategic national capabilities. It will continue developing cutting-edge technologies, including advanced payloads for communication, navigation and Earth observation, sensors, propulsion systems and other critical technologies.\u201dAfter nine Isro employee associations have sought a \u201cwritten clarity\u201d from the agency chairman on the private sector shift, Goenka in a post on X late on Sunday evening said, \u201cLet me say it unequivocally: Isro’ s role is by no means diminishing. It will remain the bedrock of the Indian space sector.On scaling up the production of rockets and satellites in India, the INSPACe director declared that the country has set an \u201cambitious target of 50 launches a year by 2030\u201d. \u201cA goal of this scale cannot be achieved by one organisation alone. Govt and private industry have to build this future together,\u201d he said.Explaining the reasons for opening up the sector, the INSPACe chairman said, Goenka said, \u201cThe reforms since 2020 are about expanding India\u2019s overall space ecosystem. IN-SPACe will facilitate and authorise greater non-govt participation, while NSIL will help commercialise mature capabilities.\u201dHe said the idea of space reforms is to \u201clet industry increasingly manufacture and scale mature launch vehicles, satellites and other systems, while Isro focuses on what it is uniquely placed to do: advanced R&D, scientific missions, strategic missions, new technologies, and infrastructure that is too complex for the private sector to develop on its own\u201d.Assuring Isro staff that they are going to handle big projects and responsibilities, Goenka said, \u201cIsro will remain at the core of India\u2019s space programme leading frontier research and the next generation of national missions, including the Bharatiya Antariksh Station by 2035, an Indian crewed mission to the Moon by 2040, next-generation launch systems, and sustained lunar and planetary exploration.\u201d Goenka said, \u201cThe direction is not a smaller Isro. It is a larger Indian space ecosystem, with Isro pushing the technological frontier.Congratulating Isro for the recent GSLV MK II successful launch, Goenka, in a post on X on Sunday said, \u201cEOS-05 is a major achievement by Isro, and this is just the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

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