Nation set to become big player in space, says Antrix Corp

: With ISRO having launched over 300 satellites including those of other countries from Indian soil, seeds are being sown for the country to become a big player in commercial space, a top official of Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of ISRO, said Friday.

"India with its space pedigree and track record of launching more than 300 satellites from Indian soil, it was ideally positioned in garnering the large growth in space domain," chairman and managing director of Antrix Rakesh Sasibhushan said here.

He was addressing a gathering at a session "Building on Discontinuities in Digital and Technology" at the CII annual regional meeting and summit on 'Industry Future Forward.'