"Aditya-L1 Mission For Whole World, Not For India Alone": ISRO Chief

ISRO chief S Somnath said scientists had to make several corrections so that the space satellite could be placed at the precise point.

Soon after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) placed the Aditya-L1 spacecraft into its final destination orbit, ISRO chief S Somanath said that the crucial mission was not just for India alone but for the entire world.

"The solar mission, Aditya-L1 is for the whole of the world, not for India alone, for all of us to understand and make use of its scientific importance," Mr Somanath said while speaking to ANI on Saturday.

The ISRO chief said scientists had to make several corrections so that the space satellite could be placed at the precise point.