.png){kind=logo}
The country is still at the nascent stage in terms of space situational awareness (SSA) and space traffic management (STM) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) wants to develop capabilities in this domain, said chairman of the space agency S Somanath on Wednesday.
He said the ISRO is trying to achieve technical capabilities to build the observation platforms in the country, which would help gain mutual respect in the world.
"There is an increased interest in India in in this particular domain of SSA and STM. We want to develop the capability in India, both in civilian as well as security-related aspects," he told reporters here.
"What we are trying to achieve is the technical capability to build the observation platforms in India, ability to predict and contribute to the global space situation awareness and finally, unless we are strong in this domain, there will be no mutual respect," the space scientist said.
He was talking to reporters during a workshop organised on the subject in the city. A large number of representatives of firms in this domain and experts from different parts of the globe attended the workshop.
According to Somanath, the goal is to gain the mutual respect so that there is reciprocity data and information share that would happen between India and other nations. This would strengthen the security of the space assets India has, he said adding this effort would make India technically stronger in the international community.
Comments