Proposals with IN-SPACe jump to nearly 100; 54 relate to satellites, 21 to rockets; 43 from startups

BENGALURU: In an indication that Space activity outside of Isro is gaining pace, the number of proposals before regulator-and-promoter Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has nearly touched 100, growing from about 40 at the end of 2021.

Out of the 97 proposals before IN-SPACe, 43 are from startups, while 15 are from academia.