Leading an Indian delegation and showcase pavilion at the 17th Australian Space Forum in Adelaide, we speak with Dr Vinod Kumar, Director, Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe (Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre.
The #AUSpaceForum was held a day following India’s Finance Minister announcing a venture capital funda for space economy startups, to be set up with seed funding of more than AUD181 million, highlighting the government’s commitment to advancing the Indian space industry.
Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) is an autonomous nodal agency under Department of Space, Government of India formed on 24 June 2020 to promote, enable, authorize and supervise non-government entities (NGE) to undertake space activities. These activities include manufacturing of launch vehicles and satellites, providing space-based services, establishing a ground station, sharing of space infrastructure & facilities; and establishing new facilities under DOS.
IN-SPACe is currently functioning with three directorates viz., Promotion Directorate (PD), Technical Directorate (TD) and Program Management and Authorization Directorate (PMAD) and Legal, Finance and Administration Wing with its headquarters at Ahmedabad.
