ISRO Tech Transferred to 6 Indian Firms in Strategic Push for Space Self-Reliance

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) facilitated the transfer of 10 technologies developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to six Indian companies. The tripartite Technology Transfer Agreements (TTAs) were signed by IN-SPACe, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), and the recipient industries at IN-SPACe headquarters in Ahmedabad. The transfers aim to boost private sector participation, promote indigenisation, and reduce reliance on foreign technology in satellite launches, ground stations, and geospatial services. The firms now have access to technologies for use in both space and non-space commercial applications. Pawan Goenka, chairman of IN-SPACe, said, “ISRO has a flourishing repository of R&D in space technologies, and it is time we leverage that to the optimum to strengthen India’s space industrial ecosystem, and in that, industry-led innovation will play a key role.” Upstream and Midstream Technologies Two key technologie