Spacetech Startups in India– Challenges for Private Actors

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2021 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 8 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Vishwas Puttaswamy

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I4P107

How to Cite?

Vishwas Puttaswamy, "Spacetech Startups in India– Challenges for Private Actors," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 8,  no. 4, pp. 42-44, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I4P107

Abstract:

An explosion of space startups around the globe is supercharging tech innovation, opening new markets around the world, and expanding the space power countries’ influence. Despite the space program slowing down by the pandemic in 2020, the pioneering development by private players in space reach and activity to effectively utilize outer space resources has been in constant move. With the dynamic development of space activities and involvement of private space actors at the international level, many developments, ranging from cultural repositories to medical or stock photograph archives, have also appeared. The rivalry between the Space powers, whose space program has surged over the last two decades, is what most people mean when they refer to the 21st-century's space race.

Keywords:

Technology entrepreneurship, Spacetch Startups, ISRO, Liability, Outer Space Law, Legal Challenges, Indian Space Programme.

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