Private space startups benefit from Isro support but face significant risks | Experts’ views

India’s space, missile and ballistic missile sectors are going through a period of profound turnover. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) – the nodal agency for enhancing the role of the private sector in the space economy – is set to transfer the technology of an entire rocket, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), to private industry. This is expected to enable Indian companies to design and build small rockets, increasing their contribution to the country’s growing space sector. In the secretive world of missile development, this is perhaps the first time that a domestic

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