Chennai, July 13 :The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has unveiled vital facilities for solid motor advancement atthe spaceport of at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR)in Sriharikota.A group of vital facilities essential for the enhancement of solid motorrealization were inaugurated by ISRO Chairman Somanath.S. andA. Rajarajan, Director of SDSC-SHAR, and Directors from other ISROCentres/Units were present.SDSC-SHAR is responsible for the development of solid motors/segmentsfor ISRO’s acclaimed launch vehicles including PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 andSSLV.ISRO said it aims establishing 29 primary and 16 auxiliary facilitiesto bolster solid propellant processing capabilities striving to achieve2X improvement in its capacity.Commencing the first phase of this initiative, ISRO unveiled five keyfacilities dedicated to solid propellant mixing, casting, machining, aswell as the non-destructive testing of cast segments.(UNI)