Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre
Centre overview
Formed2020; 4 years ago (2020)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Centre executives
  • Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman
  • Smt. Sandhya Venugopal Sharma, IAS, (Additional Secretary, DoS)
  • Shri A. Rajarajan, (Director, SDSC-SHAR, ISRO)
  • Shri Shantanu Bhatawdekar, (Scientific Secretary, ISRO)
  • Shri Nilesh M. Desai, (Director, SAC, ISRO)
  • Dr. Shailesh Nayak, (Director, NIAS)
  • Shri Tej Pal Singh, (Director General BISAG-N)
  • Shri Lochan Sehra, IAS, (Joint Secretary, IN-SPACe)
  • Shri Atul Dinkar Rane, (CEO & MD, Brahmos Aerospace)
Parent departmentDepartment of Space, Government of India
Websitewww.inspace.gov.in

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN–SPACe) is a single-window autonomous agency under the Department of Space of the Government of India. The establishment of IN–SPACe was announced in June 2020 by the Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh,[1] with the Union Cabinet approving its creation.[1][2][3]

In the same month Secretary (Space) and chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organisation, Kailasavadivoo Sivan, said that it would take up to six months to operationalize IN–SPACe,[1][2][3][4] with the Department of Space handling its functions in the meantime.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d "In-Space to be new space industry regulator, says ISRO chief Sivan". The Hindu. 2020-06-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Private players can build and launch space missions, says ISRO chief". Hindustan Times. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  3. ^ a b c Kumar, Chethan (June 25, 2020). "In-Space: New regulator to have private players on board". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).