2020: A defining year for Indian space sector By Venkatachari Jagannathan ( IANS) | Published on Mon, Dec 21 2020 19:48 IST | 0 Views Pandemic put no limit to space exploration in 2020.. Image Source: IANS News Chennai, Dec 21 : Even though the year 2020 would be known as Covid-19 year, it could also be termed as the defining year for the Indian space sector to put it in a different orbit with the private sector as a co-traveller of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). As a part of that, the Department of Space (DoS) recently signed an agreement with Chennai based small rocket company Agnikul Cosmos Pvt Ltd to access the facilities and technical expertise available in ISRO centres.