The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will support eight joint research projects mooted by the Space Technology Cell (STC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. The projects will be coordinated by ISRO scientists at the Space Applications Centre (SAC), the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), the Semi-conductor Laboratory (SCL), and the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
ISRO will support the projects under its RESPOND programme with varying duration of one to three years. While welcoming the joint research activities between ISRO and IIT Delhi under the Space Technology Cell, Professor V Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi said, “IIT Delhi is committed to taking its interactions with ISRO to the next level.
The Institute has some of the world’s experts in various technology domains such as land surface modeling, remote sensing, molecular dynamics simulations, etc. who will extend their expertise to ISRO and play a key role in making its future endeavors successful. IIT Delhi has also entered into similar agreements with other strategic agencies in the country.”
