March 9, 2024

The Danish Parliamentary Committee for Higher Education and Science met the Chairman, ISRO/ Secretary, Department of Space (DoS) on March 8, 2024. The Danish Committee was headed by H.E. Ms. Katrine Robsoe. Senior officials of ISRO/DoS participated in the meeting.

The Indian Space Programme was briefed to the committee. Chairman, ISRO outlined the trends in terms of manufacturing, regulation, and participation of non-governmental entities in the Indian space programme. During the discussions that followed, the Danish committee enquired and learnt how to rope in the start-ups, how to initiate agency-level collaborations, the potential of the latest manufacturing techniques like additive technology, how universities and institutions of national importance participate in the Indian Space Programme, plans & approaches for the mitigation of space junk, etc. Chairman, ISRO invited the visiting committee for India-Denmark industry-level collaborations and to utilise the training offered by ISRO.