Is NASA , RFSA or ESA superior to ISRO. No, ISRO is unique in its own way. While all the others are striving for supremacy in technology , ISRO has a different goal.Considering the Space Applications INDIA is the best. In space applications INDIA is the Role Model to the world.
Two cardinal principles of ISRO are Usefulness and Self reliance. ISRO strives for developing the applications useful for mankind and bring self reliance to India. At present only 10% of the input comes from outside. Almost everything is Indigenous.
Why does ISRO always make a difference? It has One Vision and One Team. National priority is over everything else-we find some project directors who even sleep in their offices till the accomplishment. Sublime blend of Youth and Maturity . Constructive conflicts - even the senior-most is answerable to a guy in 20's in case of any doubt raised during the acceptance of a mission. Nerves and Verve - here the people are bold to face anything that results. Failures as a part of learning curve. All of us have only one thing in mind, to achieve something big and elevate the pride of our Nation.
Resilience to Failures and Organisational Crisis.
Here we are prepared. We anticipate possible contingencies, empower team to face contingencies and execute with diligence.
We Learn from failures & successes. We focus on issues rather than pointing fingers. We connect, communicate and correct ourself.
Leader takes responsibility for failures and credit team for success. Any organisation where leader tries to put failures on others cannot improve further as every team of the organisation thinks of letting failure to others instead of thinking of their own.
How is ISRO always able to achieve more than expected? Here the mathematical minds are working greatly that we are able to predict the performance exactly so that there is no unexpected error creeping in. In case of Mars Orbiter Mission , we planned for 6 months (considering the first attempt may have some errors and the fuel may be used to correct the path) but the predictions were so true that there was hardly any fuel wasted at all. And now it can be lasting for years.
