The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have signed a letter of intent to establish a Space Technology Incubation Center (S-TIC). The MoU was signed Thursday after ISRO agreed to set up a Space Technology Incubation Center (S-TIC) at NIT Rourkela. This collaboration with ISRO will open new opportunities for research and development as well as startups in space, an NIT said, an official from Rourkela said.
The S-TIC will promote young science with innovative research ability to conduct research and product development in the field of space technology and applications. NIT Rourkela will provide its state-of-the-art laboratories, facilities and specialist faculties to serve this purpose.
Undoubtedly, S-TIC at the NIT Rourkela will facilitate, promote and encourage capacity building, innovation and research activities in the entire eastern region of our country, consisting of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand as well as Andaman and Nikobar. This S-TIC enables start-ups too
Build applications and products that could be used in future space missions.
It will also be a great opportunity for science to work with industry and contribute to Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in the space sector initiated by ISRO. ISRO will provide an annual grant of Rs. 2 crore for 2 years to NIT-R as start-up capital for the establishment of the STIC. The start-up capital will be used to expand the facilities to carry out ISRO’s research projects and product development.
NIT Rourkela will provide the necessary infrastructure on its academic campus. The director of CBPO, ISRO headquarters, Dr. PV Venkitakrishnan, in his speech in the virtual meeting, explained the purpose of the facility
by six STICs in different parts of the country to strengthen the industrial ecosystem and promote startups in space technology.
The director of NIT Rourkela, Prof. Animesh Biswas, said: “I thank the ISRO chairman and director of CBPO from the bottom of my heart for the selection of NIT Rourkela in the eastern region for the establishment of S-TIC. The ones of NIT Rourkela sponsored research and industry consultancy is among the best in the country. ISRO’s support will further improve our research infrastructure. “
A separate room was allocated to set up the Space Technology Incubation Center in our golden anniversary building of the NIT Rourkela. New facilities for conducting ISRO projects and developing products / prototypes will be created at the Space Technology Incubation Center, he said.
The chairman of ISRO and the Ministry of Space, Dr. K Sivan, congratulated NIT Rourkela on this opportunity. He also stressed that space technology research and the STIC’s products will be used in future space missions and through Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan will help build nations in space technology and applications.
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