The head of ISRO also shared his views on the “Artemis Accords”, and believed that this is an opportunity for Indian space companies to cooperate with American companies
Release Dates – Thursday 23rd 29th at 08:00 AM
New Delhi: Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), revealed on Wednesday that the Chandrayaan-3 test has been completed and the launch opportunity is scheduled for between July 12 and 19.
“Currently, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is fully integrated. We have completed the test and docked the rocket capsule… Currently, the window of opportunity for launch is between July 12 and 19, and we will take the earliest The date, it could be the 12th, it could be the 13th, it could be the 14th. We will announce the exact date when all the tests are done,” Somanath told ANI here.
The head of ISRO also shared his views on the “Artemis Accords”, and believed that this is an opportunity for Indian space companies to cooperate with American companies.
“We see the Artemis Accords as a political engagement with the United States. It’s a statement of intent when the United States proposes to cooperate in the space field, especially between different countries in a very friendly atmosphere to explore outer space. When it comes to planets, we agree with that. So it has a big statement. We are willing to cooperate with the US, especially in high-end technology, space is one of them. This will provide Indian companies working in the aerospace field with the same Opportunities to work with American companies working in the space sector.”
“So, advancements in electronics, new processors, are centered in the US, and it’s very important for Indian companies to have access to this new technology for them to innovate and create value, and it will give them an opportunity to market in the US market. Purpose. So we want to make sure that Indian companies contribute to the US space program. Now that’s not a good thing.
So the sooner the US sees this as an opportunity because Indian companies have the technological prowess of today, they are cost-effective and they want to count on shorter development cycle times. Therefore, the purpose of co-creating the entire signing of the agreement is for the benefit of the United States and India. He added that Somanath shared an update on the Aditya-L1 mission, India’s first to study the sun and said ISRO was targeting the end of August as its launch target.
