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Abbreviation | ISpA |
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Formation | 11 October 2021 |
Type | Industry association |
Purpose | Policy advocacy |
Headquarters | Delhi, India |
Area served | India |
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Jayant Patil [1] | |
Lt Gen. Anil Kumar Bhatt (Retd.) [2] | |
Website | www |
Indian Space Association(ISpA) is an industry association for Indian space and satellite manufacturing companies. [3] ISpA is a voluntary association of leading space industries in India. It was established with the objective of providing advisory and advocacy support to the space industry in India. The primary function of ISpA is to articulate the views of the industry on space sector reforms and provide guidance for a space industry in India.
On October 11, 2021, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched the Indian Space Association as a “single-window” agency for facilitating space sector business opportunities for Indian start-ups and the private sector. [4]
The list of ISpA members are divided in five categories; founding members,core members, associate members, start-up members and other members. [5] It is listed below in alphabetical order;
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