Two space industry enclaves by ISRO
Q. ISRO has unveiled space park for the purpose of -- Published on 11 Jan 16a. Encourage scientific temper in country
b. Attract tourism
c. To show past progress and future course
d. To facilitate private partnership
ANSWER: To facilitate private partnership
- Two space industry enclaves or parks have been conceived for launchers at Sriharikota and a smaller one at an existing Bengaluru spacecraft campus.
- It is for encouraging increased privatization of the nation’s space programme over the next five years.
- For now, the facilities will be “captive” to drive the future missions of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
- ISRO wants to groom and engage domestic industry in the launch vehicles area from integrating sub-systems up to assembling, and even launching the PSLV.
