At Isro, creativity isn't a skill -- it's a necessity

  • | Tuesday | 25th April, 2017

Also, the prospects for a fresher in space science were unexciting about 30 years ago.Launch vehicle missions failed and attracted criticism. The PSLV production is being enhanced to almost 12 launches per year. Rocket propulsion intrigued me and I did a course on that.Getting into Isro was tough. I was involved in the development of PSLV and responsible for integration design and testing of sub-systems with a team of 10 people. After my BTech in mechanical engineering, I enrolled for aerospace engineering at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

When young, the space fascinated me. After my BTech in mechanical engineering, I enrolled for aerospace engineering at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Rocket propulsion intrigued me and I did a course on that.Getting into Isro was tough. Also, the prospects for a fresher in space science were unexciting about 30 years ago.Launch vehicle missions failed and attracted criticism. Only satellite development made some progress, though very slowly. Attrition rate was high and many left for IT jobs in the mid 1990s.Though we earned less, the work was exciting and the leadership motivating. I was involved in the development of PSLV and responsible for integration design and testing of sub-systems with a team of 10 people. PSLV development was one of the biggest projects undertaken by Isro and it was an exciting period of about 10 years till we made the first successful flight in 1994.The most challenging part of being in Isro is to be creative all the time. It's a necessity.Routine work is required to realise systems for launch vehicles, satellites and applications. But we have to improve designs and processes to better efficiency and lower costs. For aspiring space scientists, there are big opportunities ahead. We are developing the semicryogenic engine and configuring new and heavier rockets. The PSLV production is being enhanced to almost 12 launches per year. We need to industrialise production and testing.Also, new technologies for remote sensing and communication are emerging, and new satellites are being configured.Here too the numbers are to be increased to 15 satellites per year. Application is getting a big push and missions to the Moon and Mars are going to be repeated with new challenges.Space industry in India is still developing. The opportunity to work in this sector at an industrial level will open when companies take up development of rockets and spacecraft as well as carry out research work.

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