Isro alone can’t get the Gaganaut in space. It will need a little help from Anant, Agnikul, Bellatrix, and Inox.
PSLV-C34 first stage integration in progress; courtesy of ISRO
Synopsis
As Isro starts work on human flight, its chairman is trying to re-engineer the organisation for speed and innovation. Private companies are the biggest beneficiaries here, writes Hari Pulakkat.
Subba Rao had been doing business with Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) since 1992. His Hyderabad-based Anant Technologies had started by analysing remote-sensing data before moving on to making rocket and satellite components. But business had not been brisk. Rao, who had cut his teeth with Isro, had to look beyond India to grow his company. Recently, things have begun to change. This year, he has invested INR150 crore in two
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