Key Highlights
- Excerpts from an interview: Karnataka recently unveiled its space policy.
- What are your views on it?
- The Karnataka Space Policy is a welcome step, and reflects the growing confidence and maturity of India’s space ecosystem.
- As more private players enter the sector, dedicated policies at the State-level help build supportive environments for talent, industry, start-ups and research.
- Earlier this year, IN-SPACe and Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka, signed MoUs for establishing a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Space Technologies in Bengaluru, and for setting up of a public-private space manufacturing park that will anchor next-generation satellite and launch-vehicle production.
