ISRO chief V Narayanan: India ke launch pad do se badhkar chaar honge; Kulasekarapattinam aur Sriharikota ka teesra pad

The Week ki report ke mutabik ISRO Chairman V Narayanan ne kaha hai ki India apne chalu launch pads ki sankhya do se badhakar chaar karega. Abhi Andhra Pradesh ke Sriharikota mein Satish Dhawan Space Centre ke do pad se PSLV, SSLV, GSLV aur LVM3 launch hote hain.

Naye pads mein Tamil Nadu ke Thoothukudi zile ke Kulasekarapattinam mein lagbhag 2,000 acre ka complex shaamil hai, jo chhote satellites ke liye SSLV par kendrit hoga. Sriharikota mein teesra launch pad bade, agli peedhi ke rocketon ke liye banega, jiska lakshya lagbhag 2029 hai. Report ke mutabik isse maujooda pads bhaari rocketon aur Gaganyaan jaise crewed missions ke liye khaali rahenge.

Narayanan ne yeh bhi kaha ki ISRO ka nijikaran nahi hoga, balki woh Indian startups aur industry ke saath technology saajha karega. Space analyst Girish Linganna ne The Week se kaha ki do pad wale desh ke paas asal mein ek hi pad hota hai jab doosra marammat ya jaanch mein ho.