ISRO should bring industry partners into Soorya Rocket design early: Experts

Key Highlights

• Mukund K.
• Rao, Space Sector Consultant and former Deputy Director (Technology & Systems), ISRO said there is a fundamental difference between developing a new space system and mass-producing it.
• While development demands continuous research and technology innovation, production requires standardised designs and robust manufacturing processes.
• “ISRO should associate a few committed industry partners during the design and development stage itself,” Rao said.
• “This ensures that production strategy and manufacturing capabilities are integrated early, avoiding constraints when scaling up later.” Embedding manufacturing considerations from the start would allow design corrections, testing, validation, and process optimisation to be addressed in one integrated cycle, Rao added, helping India better serve global market demands.