Rocket Misfire: On ISRO PSLV C62 Mission Failure
ISRO PSLV C62 Mission faced anomaly, lost 15 satellites.
ISRO’s space missions are once again being questioned as wasteful spending. But the debate ignores what India’s space programme really stands for — and what it quietly gives back.
It is not an unfair question. India is a country where too many people still sleep hungry, where hospitals are overcrowded, and where young people chase jobs that do not exist. In such a place, a rocket launch can look like an indulgence. But the story of India’s space programme is not one of luxury. It is a story of modest labs, ageing scientists, borrowed parts, and budgets that would not cover a single Hollywood blockbuster. ISRO did not grow in a bubble. It grew alongside the country — slow, cautious, and stubborn.
What often gets missed is how deeply space technology is woven into daily life. The satellite that tracks a cyclone, the map that guides a fisherman home, the signal that powers a phone tower in a village — all of it comes from the same system people call a waste.
This is not about choosing between bread and rockets. No nation survives on bread alone. Development is not built only on roads and ration cards. It is built on knowledge, confidence and the ability to stand on your own feet in a world that does not wait for anyone. India does not go to space because it is rich. It goes to space because it wants to stop being poor. And sometimes, looking up is how a country learns to move forward.
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References:
https://azat.tv/en/isro-pslv-c62-mission-fails-india-space-ambitions-scrutiny
