ISRO took setbacks as opportunity to learn and bounce back: Narayanan

Key Highlights

• For example, ISRO, as an R&D organization, most of the time we succeed, but a couple of times we have setbacks, we take it as an opportunity to learn and bounce back,” Narayanan told the young graduates of NID.
• Notably, earlier this month, ISRO’s PSLV-C62 rocket carrying 16 satellites that included a foreign Earth Observation payload failed to place them in the intended orbit after encountering an “anomaly” in the critical third stage of the launch.
• A similar attempt in May 2025 (PSLV-C61-EOS-09) also did not succeed due to “motor pressure issue” and fall in the chamber pressure of the motor case.
• Emphasising the importance of innovation over resources, he said a designer with imagination will always overpower an organization which has more money but less creativity.
• Use your mind to bridge the resource gap, he told the gathering while urging them to aim, target and set goals to contribute in making India a developed country by 2047.