ISRO is quietly stepping back from building rockets — and handing the

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ISRO is quietly stepping back from building rockets — and handing the keys to private players like HAL and L&T.

Why? Because India wants to grab a bigger slice of the $40B+ global space economy by 2035. The SSLV, which costs ₹30 crore and takes just 3 days to build, is already being manufactured by HAL. PSLV? Being taken over by a HAL-L&T combo. Even the new spaceport in Tamil Nadu will be run by private firms. But here’s the twist; ISRO isn’t quitting. It’s focusing on bigger dreams: Gaganyaan, Chandrayaan 4 & 5, and even a space station. The private sector handles routine launches. ISRO stays on for science, exploration, and national security. This isn’t privatisation. It’s strategy; letting industry scale while keeping the rocket science in-house.