New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate the headquarters of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) at Bopal in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
IN-SPACe, approved by the Union cabinet in June 2020, will be the nodal agency for allowing space activities, use of Department of Space-owned facilities by non-government private entities, and ensuring greater private participation in the sector.
IN-SPACe will take care of the needs and demands of private players, including educational and research institutions, and explore ways to accommodate these requirements in consultation with ISRO. Existing ISRO infrastructure is planned to be made accessible to interested individuals to enable them to carry out their space-related activities.
“I am happy to announce the inauguration of IN-SPACe Headquarters at Bopal, Ahmedabad by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji on June 10, 2022 at 15:45 Hrs. We are looking forward to working with the industry and ISRO to grow the space sector,” IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka tweeted.