IN-SPACe Releases Norms, Guidelines & Procedures To Implement Indian Space Policy 2023

IN-SPACe releases Norms, Guidelines and Procedures (NGP) for implementation of Indian Space Policy 2023 in respect of Authorisation of Space Activities.

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (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. 

IN-SPACe was created with a mandate to regulate and authorise all space activities undertaken by the Government entities and Non-Government Entities (NGEs), along with its role as a promoter, enabler and supervisor for the NGEs engaged in the space activities in the country.

The policy permitted NGEs to participate in space activities end-to-end. In line with the role of IN-SPACe defined in ISP-2023, IN-SPACe has formulated and released today the Norms, Guidelines and Procedures (NGP) for implementation of the Indian Space Policy 2023 in respect of Authorisation of Space Activities.

The NGP would complement the government's endeavour to provide a predictable regulatory regime, transparency and ease of doing business in the Indian space sector. The NGP document lists space activities that need authorisation from IN-SPACe, specifies criteria for granting such authorisations and provides necessary guidelines and pre-requisites to be fulfilled by an Applicant for making an authorisation application to IN-SPACe.