The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first sounding rocket launch from Thumba this week, is preparing for another ‘big 60.’
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), often dubbed the “reliable workhorse” of the space agency given its sparkling success rate, is set to have its 60th flight soon.
ISRO is hoping to have the 60th PSLV launch by December end this year, according to S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), the lead ISRO unit for launch vehicles at Thumba here.