Next Target: 100 Launches In 5 Yrs

Is it possible to make 100 launches over the next 5 years. Yes, it is possible -- V Narayanan, chairman, Isro

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): ISRO may have taken 46 years to achieve the 100-mission milestone but the country’s space agency is now confident of scoring the next century in relatively quicker time--half a decade. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan, who oversaw its 100th mission on Wednesday, the GSLV F-15/NVS-02 navigation satellite launch, exuded confidence the space agency could breach the 200-mark in five years. Responding to a query whether it was possible to make 100 launches over the next 5 years, Narayanan replied in the affirmative.

“You are asking the right question. It is possible,” he replied without elaborating. Scripting history, ISRO has travelled from the era of rocket parts being transported on cycle and bullock cart, pictures that bring vivid memories, to catapulting into one of world’s premier space agencies that is now into commercial launches for foreign vendors.