Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has supplied special grade steel plates produced at its Bhilai unit for the country's first human space mission programme – Gaganyaan. In addition, the company’s Rourkela Steel Plant has also supplied MDN 250 (maraging steel) grade special steel for the ambitious project.
The company has contributed to the Gaganyaan space mission and has successfully produced plates to be used in the satellite launch vehicle (SLV) that would launch the mission. A consignment of 40 tonne of MDN 250 grade slabs rolled into plates at BSP's plate mill was flagged off by Dasgupta in first week of February.
SAIL is India’s largest steel producing company. The company is among the five Maharatnas of the country’s Central Public Sector Enterprises. The company has five integrated steel plants, three special plants, and one subsidiary in different parts of the country.
