Why ISRO’s Defence-Linked Missions Keep Stumbling Despite 44 Launches In 9 Years
New Delhi: Over the past nine years, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) carried out 44 satellite launches. Five of those missions failed. Every failed mission was linked to national defence. Three setbacks came within a single year. These numbers have triggered questions about why defence-related projects face repeated trouble. Rocket launches demand zero tolerance…