The Financial Express has an interesting Q&A with Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, in which he discusses India’s plans to explore the moon and to grab a piece of the global satellite launch market.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) made history on April 28 by placing a record ten satellites in their respective orbits in a single launch. It was a day in the sun for Indian space science and Isro chairman G Madhavan Nair, who says the mission launcher—the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV)—has now found a place in the global market. With his focus firmly on the upcoming Moon mission, Chandrayaan, slated for the year-end, Nair is aiming for a 10% slice of the $2-billion global launch business.