Ahead Of Mission II, Spacetech Soonicorn Agnikul Ropes In Ex-ISRO Chairman Somanath As Board Observer

Spacetech startup Agnikul Cosmos has onboarded former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Dr Somanath S as an observer to its board. The appointment comes in the run up to Agnikul undertaking its second space mission, which will involve the recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster and the extension of a rocket’s upper stage into an on-orbit platform. “Dr Somanath’s career is, in many ways, the story of Indian rocketry.