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Sunday, Jan 05, 2003
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Science & Technology ISRO plans planetary mission by 2015 Our Bureau
BANGALORE, Jan. 4 ISRO plans to carry out a planetary mission around 2015 in collaboration with international agencies, the ISRO Chairman, Dr K. Kasturirangan, said on Saturday. The domestic space agency is discussing several possibilities of scientific tie-ups and applications of the mission with NASA and NOAA of the US and its European, Chinese and Thai counterparts, he told the special Space Summit organised as part of the ongoing 90th Indian Science Congress here. The ambitious unmanned lunar mission of Rs 400 crore could be five to six years away and will come up for review in a couple of months. ISRO's Moon mission is said to be the first that will explore the Moon's surface comprehensively. Outlining the Indian space vision, Dr Kasturirangan, who is also President of ISC2003, said the industry would be ISRO's global business partner. In the future, private ownership of satellites and sub-systems made by the private sector would become the order of the day. The organisation has conceived several innovative projects and set up mechanisms to enable this. Some 400 industries are working with ISRO on various projects Social relevance will continue to drive the national space mission, he said. The convergence of earth observation and telecom satellite resources will address problems of literacy, education, health, disaster mitigation and natural resources management. The space programmes would try to enhance the quality of life and catalyse economic growth through linkages with industry. In the coming years, ISRO plans to make several special projects such as the multi-spectral observatory Astrosat in 2005 and the Healthsat. In remote sensing, it plans to have a thematic series of high-resolution Cartosats, Resourcesats and Oceansats. Earlier, Ms Vasundhara Raje, Union Minister of State for Space, said space is set to become a big business and investment proposition and the developing countries should review their policies if they want to remain in the global race. Ms Raje said in recent years, space technologies have become highly saleable products and services and have changed the traditional roles of the government and industry. The summit should discuss regulatory aspects too as "countries left behind with inappropriate policy framework in the convergence race run the risk of being sidelined by the global economy," she cautioned. Space capabilities in connectivity and remote sensing, she said, should become part of the decision making process for problems like illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, environment and health and natural resources.
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