
Jul 31, 2026
✦ThePrint
Free ISRO from bureaucratic control. The public-private space model needs it
Dr Vikram Sarabhai founded INCOSPAR in 1962, which later became ISRO in 1969. India launched the Aryabhata satellite in 1975 and reached Mars in 2014. ISRO also mastered cryogenic technology after the US imposed sanctions in 1993. These efforts showed how the agency built self-reliance through many years of hard work.