Union Government allocates Rs 10,900 crore for development of 40 satellite launch vehicles in next 4-years: ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Dr K Sivan has said that the Union Government has allocated 10,900 crore rupees for the development of 40 satellite launch vehicles in the next four years.

He was delivering the graduation Day lecture at the historic St Joseph’s College, Trichy, and Tamilnadu, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary.

Dr Sivan said that Chandrayan Mission will be launched within three months.

It will land in one part of the Moon which is still unexplored.

That the human space flight Gaganyaan is planned to be launched by 2022, the 75th anniversary of Independence.

That as a part of the celebrations, Space Technology Incubation Centers will be set up in different parts of the country, including Trichy.