Indian Space Association

Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA), an industry body consisting of various stakeholders of the Indian space domain. About the Indian Space Association (ISpA) Importance Governments and government agencies collaborated to explore newer planets and galaxies in search of life forms that exist outside Earth. In the recent past, private sector companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have taken the lead in spaceflight, promising to start tourist flights to space. Though India too has made significant strides in space exploration over time, state-run ISRO has been....Read More