IN-SPACe Releases Norms Guidelines & Procedures to implement Indian Space Policy 2023 in respect of Authorization of Space Activities

The release of Indian Space Policy-2023 in April 2023 by the Government of India permitted Non-Government Entities (NGEs) to participate in space activities end-to-end. In line with the role of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) defined in ISP-2023, in May, the organization formulated and released the Norms, Guidelines and Procedures (NGP) for implementation of the Indian Space Policy 2023 in respect of Authorization of Space Activities.

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 The NGP would complement the Government of India’s endeavour in providing predictable regulatory regime, transparency and ease of doing business in Indian space sector. The NGP document lists space activities which need authorization from IN-SPACe, specifies criteria for granting such authorizations and provides necessary guidelines/pre-requisites to be fulfilled by an Applicant for making authorization application to IN-SPACe. The NGP document can be viewed and downloaded from IN-SPACe digital portal.

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IN-SPACe was constituted in October 2021 as part of the far-reaching reforms in the space sector brought out by the Government of India, aiming towards boosting private sector participation in the entire range of space activities. It was created with a mandate to regulate and authorize all space activities undertaken by Government entities and NGEs, along with its role as a promoter, enabler and supervisor for the NGEs engaged in the space activities in the country.