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- 1Let Industry Run the Rockets, ISRO Told to Focus on Deep Space●Let industry run the rockets: How ISRO can focus purely on deep-space breakthroughs
A proposal is being floated in India that ISRO should hand over routine rocket launches and satellite missions to domestic industry, freeing the space agency to concentrate on deep-space science and breakthrough exploration. The argument reflects a growing policy debate in India over public-private division of labour in the space sector, following the opening of launches to private players and the rise of startups building their own vehicles.