PSLV-C62 Failure Marks Second Straight Setback As Third-Stage Woes Haunt ISRO

PSLV-C54’s stage-3 (Left): flex mechanism is visible; and stage 4 mostly covered: thrusters pack visible on the white ring’s mid-centerIndia’s space program has encountered a significant setback with the failure of the PSLV-C62 mission on 12 January 2026, marking the second consecutive failure for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) reliable workhorse rocket.This mission, ISRO’s first
PSLV-C54’s stage-3 (Left): flex mechanism is visible; and stage 4 mostly covered: thrusters pack visible on the white ring’s mid-centerIndia’s space program has encountered a significant setback with the failure of the PSLV-C62 mission on 12 January 2026, marking the second consecutive failure for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) reliable workhorse rocket.This mission, ISRO’s first
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