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The Story
The Indian Space Research Organisation has accomplished things that should not be possible on its budget. Founded in 1969 under visionary scientist Vikram Sarabhai, ISRO has reached Mars on its first attempt, soft-landed near the lunar south pole for a total mission cost of $75 million — less than the production budget...
In short
“ISRO reached Mars on its first attempt, spending less than it costs to make a mid-budget Hollywood film.”
PSLV has a success rate above 95% across over 50 missions
Chandrayaan-3 cost less than the film Interstellar to produce
ISRO launched 104 satellites on a single rocket in 2017 — a world record at the time
India's space economy is projected to reach $44 billion by 2033
Milestones
1969
Founded
ISRO established under Dr Vikram Sarabhai with India's first sounding rocket
1975
Aryabhata
India's first satellite launched, establishing the national space programme
1980
Orbital capability
India becomes the sixth nation to achieve indigenous orbital launch capability
2008
Water on Moon
Chandrayaan-1 confirms presence of water ice on the lunar surface
2014
Mars orbit
Mars Orbiter Mission succeeds on first attempt at a cost of $74 million
2019
Chandrayaan-2
Enters lunar orbit; lander lost on final descent
2023
Lunar south pole
Chandrayaan-3 becomes first spacecraft to soft-land near the lunar south pole
Key People
What's Next
The road ahead for Indian Space Research Organization
Gaganyaan — India's first crewed spaceflight programme — will make ISRO only the fourth organisation in history to independently launch humans to orbit. LVM3 is being commercialised for global customers through NewSpace India. India's ambition to build its own space station by 2035 signals a permanent shift in the global space order.