PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE START-UPS IN INDIA

• Space start-ups are Non-Government Entities (NGEs) operating across upstream (launch, satellites), midstream (ground systems) and downstream (data/applications) segments of the space value chain.
• Count has surged from 1 (2014) to over 400 (Feb 2026) — a marker of post-2020 liberalisation of India's space sector.
• Examinable for GS-III (Sci-Tech, Economy) — links Startup India, IN-SPACe, Indian Space Policy 2023, FDI reform, and ISRO commercialisation.