ISRO is in the process of developing indigenous capabilities toward space tourism through the demonstration of human space flight capability to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), according to the information provided by the Department of Space.
Something which was once a dream is about to become a reality now, Space Tourism is going to be possible! The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is in the process of developing indigenous capabilities to create infrastructure for space tourism. The information was provided by Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, “ISRO is in the process of developing indigenous capabilities towards space tourism through the demonstration of human space flight capability to Low Earth Orbit (LEO),” as informed by the Department of Space.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) also seeks to promote active participation of the private sector in carrying out end-to-end space activities, which includes space tourism as well.
It can be known that the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre [IN-SPACe] has been created as a single window agency, under the Department of Space, to promote, handhold and authorize the activities of the private sector in the space domain, including those by young entrepreneurs and students interested in the field of Space Science.
IN-SPACe will come up with mechanisms to enable sharing of technical facilities and expertise available across ISRO Centres with private entities.