ISRO's GSLV-F18 mission highlights need for more resources to meet space agency's goals

ISRO needs more human and material resources to fulfil its mandate

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Quick Revision

Prelims-testable facts

01The GSLV-F18 mission was the 20th flight of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).
02The GSLV-F18 vehicle placed the NVS-03 satellite into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit.
03The launch was successfully executed from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
04The GSLV-F18 mission marked only the second successful launch of any Indian vehicle in 2026.
05The mission is notable against a difficult operational background, following two recent PSLV failures with delays.
06The ISRO needs more human and material resources to effectively fulfil its national mandate.

Trap alerts

Most people think the GSLV-F18 mission was the first successful launch of an Indian vehicle in 2026, but actually it was the second.
Most people think the ISRO has sufficient resources to carry out its mandate, but actually it needs more human and material resources.

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The Indian government has allocated a budget of ₹12,500 crore for the ISRO in 2026-2027 to support its national mandate.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding ISRO's Resource Requirements: 1. ISRO needs more human resources to fulfill its mandate. 2. ISRO needs more material resources to fulfill its mandate. 3. ISRO needs more financial resources to fulfill its mandate. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

The fact list states that ISRO needs more human and material resources to fulfill its mandate (statements 1 and 7), but there is no mention of financial resources (statement 3).

Statement I & IIhard

Consider the following two statements: Statement-I: ISRO's GSLV-F18 mission experienced a slow recovery. Statement-II: ISRO needs more human and material resources to fulfill its mandate. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct but Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
C.Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

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