New Delhi: Normally, the upper stage of a rocket is discarded after it deploys the payloads. ISRO with its PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) platform, provides communications and power to payloads that are not deployed from the upper stage, allowing industries, academic institutions and various government-associated laboratories to conduct microgravity experiments and demonstrate technologies in space. A proven flight heritage accelerates the development of the technology, making it attractive for clients. ISRO has flown the POEM platform four times previously, on the PSLV-C53/DS-EO,

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