ISRO & Related Space Agencies- Antrix, New Space India Limited & IN-SPACe

NSIL and ANTRIX

NSIL’s main purpose is to market the technologies developed by ISRO and bring it more clients that need space-based services.
That role, incidentally, was already being performed by Antrix Corporation, another PSU working under the Department of Space, and which still exists.
The government has clarified the role of NSIL that it would have a demand-driven approach rather than the current supply-driven strategy.
Essentially, what that means is that instead of just marketing what ISRO has to offer, NSIL would listen to the needs of the clients and ask ISRO to fulfil those.

New Space India Limited

NSIL is a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
Headquarter: Bengaluru
NSIL is the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with the primary responsibility of enabling Indian industries to take up high technology space related activities and is also responsible for promotion and commercial exploitation of the products and services emanating from the space industry.

What is IN-SPACe?

IN-SPACe is supposed to be a facilitator, and also a regulator.
It will act as an interface between ISRO and private parties and assess how best to utilise India’s space resources and increase space-based activities.
IN-SPACe is the second space organisation created by the government in the last two years.
In the 2019 Budget, the government had announced the setting up of a New Space India Limited (NSIL), a public sector company that would serve as a marketing arm of ISRO.

Why was IN-SPACe needed?

IN-SPACe will provide a level playing field for private companies to use Indian space infrastructure.
These reforms will allow ISRO to focus more on new technologies, exploration missions and human spaceflight programme.
Allowing industries and others like students, researchers or academic bodies greater access to space assets would lead to a much better utilisation of India space resources.
Global Technology Powerhouse: It will enable Indian Industry to be an important player in the global space economy.
With this, there is an opportunity for large-scale employment in the technology sector and India becoming a Global technology powerhouse.

Source: TH

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