With the 1950s dawning, Adav, always looking decades ahead, set his sights on the ultimate frontier: space. While the United States and the Soviet Union would soon engage in a public, prestige-driven space race, Adav's India began its own, far more pragmatic and secretive program. The Codex's [Orbital Mechanics] and [Resource Prospecting] modules provided invaluable data, highlighting the strategic imperative of space control.
Under the guise of meteorological research and advanced communication, Bharat Corporation established the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Staffed by the brightest minds from India's universities and the expatriate scientists Adav had brought in, ISRO focused initially on rocketry and satellite technology. Funding, vast and unquestioned, came directly from Bharat Corporation's coffers.
The first launches were modest, sounding rockets and atmospheric probes. But by the mid-1950s, India was quietly putting its own satellites into orbit. These weren't designed for propaganda; they were highly sophisticated platforms for communication, vastly expanding Bharat Broadcasting Corporation's global reach, and for resource mapping, identifying mineral deposits and agricultural patterns across the globe with unprecedented detail. The strategic implications were clear: India would soon possess eyes in the sky, granting it an unparalleled advantage in global resource acquisition and intelligence gathering, all while officially pursuing peaceful scientific endeavors.