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PRIVATE COMPANIES ENTERING SPACE

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PRIVATE COMPANIES ENTERING SPACE

THEN THERE ARE CHINESE PRIVATE SPACE COMPANIES

• INDIAN SPACE DREAMS REST ON THE SHOULDERS OF ONLY ONE GOVERNMENT FUNDED ORGANISATION -ISRO

SOME SMALLPRIVATEINDIAN PLAYERS

• Being at par with the western countries, India has also launched several satellites, the latest being the Chandryaan-2 and Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). Last year, India joined the cohort of space superpowers along with the US and China, when it shot down a live satellite with its anti-satellite weapon, A-SAT.
• However, at present, thanks to multiple factors like the decline in satellite manufacturing cost by 90 percent and educational institutions providing early-stage support, private companies and startupssuch as Kawa Space, Bellatrix Aerospace, Pixxel, and SkyrootAerospace to name a few, are entering this niche sector in India.

GOVERNMENT FINALLY OPENS UP TO PRIVATE COMPANIES

ISRO FACILITIES

ISRO FACILITIES -POSSIBILITIES

• In the U.S., private companies used and leased launch pads and facilities at NASA’s Cape Canaveral launch complex. A similar model could be followed here also
• Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) or SriharikotaRange (SHAR) is a rocket launch centre operated by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikotain Andhra Pradesh.

LAUNCHING FACILITY

HOW PRIVATE COMPANIES CAN BENEFIT

• Private companies can take the pressure off of ISRO in the commercial satellite launching business
• Even after the emergency of SpaceX and Blue Origin, there are many small companies around the world who want their satellites to be launched from India because it will be cost effective

OTHER POSSIBLE SECTOR IS SPACE TOURISM

• In 2001, American businessman Dennis Tito became the world’s first space tourist to pay his way. He spent 20 million dollars for almost eight days with the crew on a Russian spacecraft orbiting Earth 128 times. During the next decade, six other space tourists followed with tickets reaching 40 million dollars.
• Similar things can happen in India and Indian private space sector can lead the way

DETAILS

• There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. To date, orbital space tourism has been performed only by the Russian Space Agency. Work also continues towards developing suborbital space tourism vehicles. This is being done by aerospace companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic.

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