Private firms keen on working with Isro for manufacturing rockets: Official

He was speaking at the High Energy Materials Conference and Exhibit 2019 organised by Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) effort to bring in private players into rocket manufacturing activities has seen industries showing interest to work with the organisation on high energy material, such as propellants, high explosives and others, which is a difficult process, said A Rajarajan, director, Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), ISRO. 

He said that while private companies are already involved in manufacturing parts for the organisation, working on high technical manufacturing is a different ballgame altogether which takes almost 12 tonnes of propellent in one stage and then bringing it to the launch pad requires huge inventory.

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