India News | Chandrayaan-3 Success Harbinger of Exciting Opportunities for Private Players: Space Industry
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. India's space industry on Wednesday lauded ISRO for the successful touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander on the Moon and described it as a harbinger of exciting opportunities for private players in the sector.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) India's space industry on Wednesday lauded ISRO for the successful touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander on the Moon and described it as a harbinger of exciting opportunities for private players in the sector.
The industry also said the success of Chandrayaan-3 was an important step forward in space exploration and also aimed at establishing enduring structures on the Moon.
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"It is also a harbinger of exciting opportunities for private players. It not only encourages the development of the lunar space economy but also signals a major change," Lt Gen A K Bhatt (retd), the director general of the Indian Space Association, which represents the private space sector companies, told PTI.
He noted that many other private companies such as Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Walchandnagar Industries, Centum Electronics, Godrej & Boyce, and Ananth Technologies contributed to the successful launch and landing of Chandrayaan-3 and other ISRO missions for many years.
Subba Rao Pavuluri, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Ananth Technologies (ATL) thanked ISRO for the opportunity given to the company to manufacture several mission-critical systems for the Chandrayaan-3 programme.
The Hyderabad-headquartered ATL has successfully delivered several critical systems for Chandrayaan-3, including telemetry and telecommand systems, power management systems, and the DC-DC converters essential for the mission's success.
"The systems supplied by ATL have consistently demonstrated excellent quality, resulting in their outstanding performance during mission operations," Pavuluri said.
Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has also contributed to the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, an official said.
He said the SCL fabricated Vikram Processor (1601 PE01) for LVM3 launch vehicle navigation and CMOS Camera Configurator (SC1216-0) flown onboard for Vikram Lander imager camera.
L&T, which has been a leading vendor for the country's space programme, also congratulated ISRO on the success of Chandrayaan-3.
"Our shared journey of over five decades with ISRO symbolises the relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence in technology. Today's achievement is a testament to India's prowess in space research and our nation's determination to carve a niche on the global frontier. We're immensely proud to have been a part of this monumental mission," S N Subrahmanyan, the CEO and managing director of L&T said.
Rishi Ahuja, the founder of Klip VR Immersive Technologies Pvt. Ltd said, "We are thrilled and congratulate ISRO and the Indian government for the historic landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon."
"Inspired by the Chandrayaan mission, we are running a unique and groundbreaking Chandrayaan-VR programme offering school students an immersive experience, enabling them to experience India's remarkable Moon Mission through virtual reality."
"The milestone 'India is on the Moon' by Chandrayaan-3 will be recorded in history as one of India's biggest achievements. It will help India in establishing itself as a global leader in the space industry,” Agendra Kumar, the managing director of Esri India said.
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