STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE

• Refers to India's expanding ecosystem of launch vehicles, launch pads, satellites, in-orbit servicing capability, human spaceflight assets and private-sector enablers under the Department of Space (DoS)/ISRO, with IN-SPACe as the regulator-promoter.
• Anchored by Space Vision 2047: Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2035 and Indian on the Moon by 2040.
• Examinable due to convergence of SPADEX docking (Jan 2025), revised Gaganyaan scope, 100% FDI in space (2024) and third launch pad approval.